DNA Replication

Front

Which enzyme is responsible for unwinding the DNA double helix prior to replication?

Back

Helicase

Front

Which enzyme fixes the Okazaki fragments in the lagging strand?

Back

Ligase

Front

If a strand reads:
3' A A A T T T C 5'
The matching strand would read...

Back

5' T T T A A A G 3'

Front

What are the gaps between the newly synthesized DNA on the lagging strand called?

Back

Okazaki fragments

Front

This picture is illustrating the ____ nature of DNA.

Back

anti-parallel

Front

3' and 5' refer to...

Back

What direction the nucleotides are pointing

Front

The enzyme that splits open the DNA creates what's called a fork - where the DNA separates into the lagging strand and the ______ strand.

Back

leading

Front

Polymerase is able to replicate the new DNA ______ along the leading strand.

Back

continuously

Front

A DNA nucleotide contains all of the following, except...
Deoxyribose, Phosphate group, Nitrogenous base, Cholesterol

Back

Cholesterol

Front

What is the shape of DNA?

Back

Double helix