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Replication - Part 1 Flashcards

1
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Prokaryotic genome organization

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  1. Lower DNA content
  2. Main genome: single major DNA molecule (cccDNA)
  3. Operons
  4. Few repetitive sequences: no introns
  5. Other genes: plasmid
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Eukaryotic genome organization

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  1. Higher DNA content
  2. Enclosed in a nuclear membrane
  3. Several linear DNA, chromosome
  4. Organization of coding sequences
  5. With telomere
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3
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DNA replication is __

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Semi-conservative

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4
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What is maintained inthe DNA

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Specific base pairing

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5
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Needed for initiation of replication

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Primer

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6
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Direction of newly synthesized DNA strand

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5’-3’ direction

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7
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Replication of DNA is __

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Semi-discontinuous

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8
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Grows continuously

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Leading strand

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9
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Grows in segments

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Lagging strand

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10
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Connects the okazaki fragments

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DNA ligase

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11
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How are nucleotides become linked

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Condensation reaction to form phosphodiester linkage

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12
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Where replication begins and proceeds

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  • begins at an origin
  • proceeds bidirectionally
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13
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What is involved in DNA replication

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Several enzymes and proteins (replisomes)

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14
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How are bacterial genes usually written

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3 lowercase italicized letters

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15
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Example of how the gene and gene products are written

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dnaA (gene) -> Dna A (protein)

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16
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Replication proteins

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Replisome

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17
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What are the replisomes

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  1. Initiation protein
  2. DNA helicase/ DNA unwinding proteins
  3. Helix destabilizing proteins or single-strand binding proteins (SSBP)
  4. Primase
  5. DNA polymerases
  6. DNA ligase
  7. Topoisomerases
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18
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Initiation protein of E.coli

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dnaA protein

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19
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  • recognizes the OriC
  • binds to it (~20-30 dnaA)
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dnaA protein

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20
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  • local denaturation of DNA helix
  • Requires ATP
  • Binds ssDNA (not dsDNA)
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DNA helicases/DNA unwinding proteins

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2 helicases of E.coli

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  1. Helicase II
  2. Rep protein
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22
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  • attaches to template for lagging strand
  • moves 5’–>3’
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Helicase II

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23
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  • attached to template for leading strand
  • moves 3’–>5’
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Rep protein

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24
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Bind to sites where template has been unwound but not yet duplicated

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Helix Destabilizing Proteins or Single-strand Binding Proteins (SSBP)

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Functions of Helix Destabilizing Proteins or Single-strand Binding Proteins (SSBP)

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  1. prevent reannealing and tangling of ssDNA
  2. prevent formation of 2º structure
  3. protect ssDNA from nuclease degradation
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26
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Major SSB of eukaryotes

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Replication protein A (RPA)

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27
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SSBPs are required to __ the unwound DNA

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Iron out

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28
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Generate primers

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Primases

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29
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  • short RNA chain (4-12 nts)
  • provides the 3’OH end needed by DNA polymerase during elongation
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Primer

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30
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  • monomeric or heteromultimeric
  • 3 enzyme activities
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DNA polymerase

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31
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3 enzymatic activities of DNA Polymerase

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  1. 5’–>3’ polymerization activity
  2. 3’–>5’ exonuclease activity
  3. 5’–>3’ exonuclease activity
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32
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Add nucleotides onto the 3’OH end of a primer –> synthesize new DNA strands

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5’–>3’ polymerization activity

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33
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property of DNA pol to remain attached to the template and incorporate nucleotides before detaching

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Processivity

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34
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1 mistake per 10^9 or 10^10 nucs added

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Fidelity

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35
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Proofreading

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3’–>5’ exonuclease activity

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36
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  • removes RNA primers at the 5’ end
  • not present in eukaryotic DNA polymerase
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5’–>3’ exonuclease activity

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37
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enzyme that perform 5’-3’ exonuclease activity in eukaryotes

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  1. Rnase H
  2. Flap endonuclease 1 (FEN1)
  3. DNA pol delta
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38
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  • remove RNA primers
  • detects RNA-DNA hybrid in eukaryotes
39
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removes remaining bits or RNA primer in eukaryotes

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Flap endonuclease 1 (FEN1)

40
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add/fill in the gaps from removal of primer in eukaryotes

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DNA pol delta

41
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3 main DNA polymerases for replication

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  1. DNA pol I
  2. DNA pol II
  3. DNA pol III
42
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Major repair enzyme

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DNA pol I, II

43
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Elongating enzyme

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DNA pol III

44
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Gene of DNA pol I

45
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Gene of DNA pol II

46
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Gene of DNA pol III

47
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SOS repair

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DNA pol IV, V

48
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Gene of DNA pol IV

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Gene of DNA pol V

50
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  • Replicates both strands simultaneously
  • A dimer of 10 proteins
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Bacterial DNA Polymerase III Holoenzyme

51
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Core enzyme of Bacterial DNA Polymerase III Holoenzyme

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  • α – (5’->3’ polymerization)
    ε - (3’->5’ exonuclease/proofreading)
  • θ stimulates ε
52
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Sliding clamp of Bacterial DNA Polymerase III Holoenzyme

53
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purpose of sliding clamp β2

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helps the holoenzyme

54
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Clamp loader of Bacterial DNA Polymerase III Holoenzyme

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(δδ’χΨ)2τ2γ2

55
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Keeps DNA polymerase attached to the template to allow duplication of long stretches of DNA

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Sliding clamp

56
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Assembles the sliding clamp to the DNA

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Clamp loader

57
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E. coli sliding clamp = __

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eukaryotic PCNA

58
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Separates large fragment and 5’->3’ exonuclease

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Subtilisin (proteolysis)

59
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Used in in vitro synthesis of dsDNA from ssDNA

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Klenow fragment

60
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Eukaryotic DNA polymerases

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α, β, γ, δ, ε, etc
(10 DNA polymerases)

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Location of DNA pol α

62
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Location of DNA pol β

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Location of DNA pol γ

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Mitochondrial

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Location of DNA pol δ

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Location of DNA pol ε

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function of DNA pol α

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priming and replication of lagging strand

67
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function of DNA pol β

68
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function of DNA pol γ

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mitochondrial

69
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function of DNA pol δ

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replication of leading strand

70
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function of DNA pol ε

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probably replication

71
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relative activity of α

72
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relative activity of DNA pol β

73
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relative activity of DNA pol γ

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MW of α

75
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MW of β

76
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MW of γ

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180-300,000

77
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MW of δ

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170-230,000

78
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MW of ε

79
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No. of subunits of α

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4 (several)

80
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No. of subunits of β, γ, δ

81
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DNA polymerases with 3’-5’ exonuclease activity

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γ, δ, ε

82
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seals nicks using ATP or NAD

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DNA ligase

83
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what does the DNA ligase use to seal nicks

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ATP or NAD

84
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  • relaxes DNA
  • removes negative supercoils
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topoisomerases

85
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topoisomerase that relax only one strand

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topoisomerase I

86
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topoisomerase that relax both strands

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topoisomerase II

87
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in E.coli, topoisomerase or gyrase is involved in what?

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deconcatenation

88
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process of releasing the final products of circular DNA replication

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deconcatenation

89
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what stage of the cell cycle does DNA replication happen

90
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stages of replication

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  1. initiation
  2. elongation
  3. termination
91
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recognition of positions on a DNA molecule where replication will begin

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initiation

92
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copying of parent polynucleotide (template) at the replication fork

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elongation

93
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completion

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termination

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