replication of DNA 1.2

Question 1

what is amplification?

Answer 1

increase in number of copies of a DNA molecule by PCR

Question 2

what is complementary?

Answer 2

the relationship between two members of a base pair able to join by hydrogen bonding

Question 3

what is DNA?

Answer 3

complex molecule present in chromosomes which stores genetic information

Question 4

what is DNA polymerase?

Answer 4

enzyme required to promote DNA replication

Question 5

what is ligase?

Answer 5

enzyme that joins replicated DNA fragments into complete strands

Question 6

what is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)?

Answer 6

laboratory technique used to create many copies of a piece of DNA

Question 7

what is a primer?

Answer 7

a short sequence of nucleotides needed by DNA polymerase to begin replication of DNA

Question 8

what is replication?

Answer 8

process by which a molecule of DNA reproduces itself

Question 9

what is a specific target sequence?

Answer 9

region at the end of a DNA strand complementary to a primer

Question 10

what is a template strand?

Answer 10

the term used to refer to the unwound strand of DNA to be replicated