ST.2 Replication of DNA H (DNAG)

Question 1

What happens prior to cell division?

Answer 1

Prior to cell division, DNA polymerase replicates a DNA strand precisely using DNA nucleotides

Question 2

What does DNA polymerase need to start replication?

Answer 2

DNA polymerase needs a primer to start replication

Question 3

What is a primer?

Answer 3

A primer is a short strand of nucleotides which binds to the 3’ end of the template DNA strand allowing polymerase to add DNA nucleotides