Elongation It can only replicate the lagging strand Initiation Translation It can only replicate the leading strand It can only add bases to the exposed 5 ' end of a preexisting strand Translocation It can only replicate circular chromosomes Termination It can only add bases to the exposed 3 end of a preexisting strand Not yet answered The step of DNA replication in which the proteins connect the correct seauence of nucleotides into a continuous strand is called Which of the following are limitations of DNA nolvmerase?.