5.2 Flashcards
1
Q
What happens during DNA replication?
A
To make more DNA
2
Q
Where does DNA replication occur
A
Nucleus if eukaryotes, in cytoplasm if prokaryotes
3
Q
When does DNA replication occur?
A
before mitosis
4
Q
What does helicase do?
A
unzips the two strands of DNA
5
Q
What does the primase do?
A
Makes primer so that DNA polymerase can figure out where to go to start to work
6
Q
what does DNA polymerase do
A
replicates DNA molecules to build new strand
7
Q
What does ligase do
A
glue DNA fragments together
8
Q
Where does the DNA replication start?
A
origin
9
Q
What are the two DNA polymerases?
A
polymerase III and I
