Chapter 34: DNA Replication (Test 1)

Question 1

What is Werner syndrome?

Answer 1

• A pathological condition characterized by premature aging

Question 2

What enzyme induces or eliminates supercoils?

Answer 2

• Topoisomerases

Question 3

What is RNA primase?

Answer 3

• A special type of RNA polymerase that synthesizes a short RNA sequence complementary to the DNA strand that about to be replicated

Question 4

What removes the RNA primase?

Answer 4

• DNA polymerase

Question 5

What joins DNA fragments?

Answer 5

• DNA ligase

Question 6

DNA polymerase α

Answer 6

• Displays primase activity

- Initiates DNA replication in eukaryotes

Question 7

DNA polymerase δ

Answer 7

• extends DNA chains