DNA Structure and Replication - Academic

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What is the five-carbon sugar found in DNA?

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Deoxyribose

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What is the name of the model that describes how half of the parental DNA is maintained in each daughter molecule during replication?

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Semiconservative model

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What process involves the copying of DNA?

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Replication

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What is DNA polymerase?

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An enzyme that synthesizes new DNA strands during replication.

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Which DNA base pairs with adenine (A)?

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Thymine (T)

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What are the building blocks of DNA?

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Nucleotides

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What is the structure of DNA?

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A double helix composed of two strands of nucleotides.

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What is the role of helicase in DNA replication?

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To unwind the DNA double helix.

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What is the function of ligase in DNA replication?

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To join Okazaki fragments on the lagging strand.

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What are Okazaki fragments?

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Short segments of DNA synthesized on the lagging strand during replication.