DNA Replication Flashcards

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1
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careful reproduction of DNA molecules

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DNA replication

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Reason why DNA is copied up to the last molecule to

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make a replica of the original

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Steps in DNA replication

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  1. Unwinding
  2. Polymerization
  3. Termination
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4
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The DNA double helix unwinds with the help of the enzyme helicase

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Unwinding

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5
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It is referred to as the origin of replication

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Unwinding

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When the replication fork has been established , another enzyme called

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Primase

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Attracts complementary RNA bases

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Primase - make short RNA

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DNAP can only add bases on the

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3’ end of the sugar

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9
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an important enzyme that prevents the tangling or formation of knots as the DNA unwinds

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topoisomerase

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10
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The RNA primers that initiated the polymerization process will be remove by the nucleases

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Termination

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In termination, After the DNA is replicated what happens

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hydrogen bonds will be formed

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12
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Every time the helix in unwound what happens

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another round of replication

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13
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This will produce many fragments of the new strand called

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Okazaki fragments

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