DNA Replication

Front

Which enzyme has the job of unzipping the double helix? Options: Helicase, Polymerase, Ligase, Primerase

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...
Options: Deoxyribose, Phosphate group, Nitrogenous base, Cholesterol

Back

Cholesterol

Front

What is the shape of DNA?

Back

Double helix