Study Guide 8.2 Flashcards
1
Q
What does a helicase do?
A
Unzips the DNA
2
Q
What is the difference between DNA polymerase I and DNA polymerase III
A
DNA polymerase I is much more methodical and corrects mistakes from DNA polymerase III who goes extremely fast building DNA strands
3
Q
What does a ligase do?
A
Glues the DNA strands together
4
Q
What type of model demonstrates DNA replication?
A
Semi-conservative
5
Q
What is a lagging strand?
A
When the DNA polymerase is forced to go back and forth on the DNA strand and the other DNA polymerase just keeps moving forward
6
Q
What bonds does helicase break?
A
Hydrogen
