DNA Structure and Replication & Protein Synthesis

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What are nitrogenous bases joined by?

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Hydrogen bonds.

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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid.

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What process copies DNA?

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Replication.

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What is the leading strand in DNA replication?

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The new strand made continuously and only needs one primer.

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What enzyme seals the gaps in DNA?

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DNA Ligase.

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What are the building blocks of DNA?

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Nucleotides.

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What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.

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What is the role of DNA Polymerase?

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It synthesizes new DNA strands by adding nucleotides.

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What is the function of helicase in DNA replication?

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It unwinds the DNA double helix.

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What are Okazaki fragments?

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Short segments of DNA synthesized on the lagging strand.