CH 6 HW

Question 1

what pairs are at origins because they are easy to tear apart

Answer 1

A-T

Question 2

T/F

When DNA is being replicated inside a cell, local heating occurs, allowing the two strands to separate.

Answer 2

F

Question 3

T/F

Primase is needed to initiate DNA replication on both the leading strand and the lagging strand.

Answer 3

T

Question 4

T/F

Telomerase is a DNA polymerase that carries its own RNA molecule to use as a template at the end of the lagging strand.

Answer 4

T

Question 5

In addition to the repair of DNA double-strand breaks, homologous recombination is a mechanism for generating genetic diversity by swapping segments of parent chromosomes. During which process does swapping occur?

Answer 5

Meiosis

Question 6

Nucleases

Answer 6

enzymes that cleave phosphodiester bonds allowing reactions to occur

Question 7

Thymine dimers

Answer 7

Occur when adjacent Thymine are exposed to UV radiation causing covalent bonds resulting in DNA damage