BIOLOGY
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Chapter 14, Problem 6A
Successful DNA synthesis requires all of the following except
a. helicase.
b. endonuclease.
c. DNA primase.
d. DNA ligase.
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Ch. 14.1 - Describe the experiments of Griffith and Avery.Ch. 14.1 - Evaluate the evidence for DNA as genetic material.Ch. 14.2 - Explain how the WatsonCrick structure rationalized...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 14.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 14.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 14.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 14.4 - Prob. 2LOCh. 14.4 - Diagram the functions found at the replication...Ch. 14.5 - Compare eukaryotic replication with prokaryotic.
Ch. 14.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 14.5 - Prob. 3LOCh. 14.6 - Prob. 1LOCh. 14.6 - Prob. 2LOCh. 14 - Prob. 1DACh. 14 - Prob. 2DACh. 14 - Prob. 1IQCh. 14 - Prob. 2IQCh. 14 - How does the structure of eukaryotic genomes...Ch. 14 - Prob. 4IQCh. 14 - Prob. 1UCh. 14 - Which of the following is NOT a component of DNA?...Ch. 14 - Chargaff studied the composition of DNA from...Ch. 14 - The bonds that hold two complementary strands of...Ch. 14 - Prob. 5UCh. 14 - Prob. 6UCh. 14 - Which of the following is NOT pan of the...Ch. 14 - If one strand of a DNA is 5 ATCGTTAAGCGAGTCA 3,...Ch. 14 - Hershey and Chase used radioactive phosphorus and...Ch. 14 - The Meselson and Stahl experiment used a density...Ch. 14 - Prob. 4ACh. 14 - If the activity of DNA ligase was removed from...Ch. 14 - Successful DNA synthesis requires all of the...Ch. 14 - The synthesis of telomeres a. uses DNA polymerase,...Ch. 14 - When mutations that affected DNA replication were...Ch. 14 - Prob. 1SCh. 14 - In the Meselson-Stahl experiment, a control...Ch. 14 - Enzyme function is critically important for the...
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- Indicate whether each of the following statementsrelating to aspects of DNA replication is true or false.a. The lagging strand grows in the same direction as thereplication fork moves.b. Growth of the leading strand involves the productionof Okazaki fragments.c. Lagging strands always involve “daughter” DNAsegments, and leading strands always involve“parent” DNA segments.d. The enzyme DNA ligase effects the unwinding of aDNA double helix.arrow_forwardThe function of DNA ligase is to: a. Catalyze formation of phosphodiester bonds between adjacent nucleotides b. Catalyze formation of hydrogen bonds between adjacent nucleotides c. Keep single strands of DNA apart during replication d. Facilitate base pairing between single stranded molecules in DNA e. Both a. and d. are correctarrow_forwardIndicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. If a statement is false, explain why it is false. A. The repair polymerase is the enzyme that proofreads the newly synthesized strands to ensure the accuracy of DNA replication. B. There is a single enzyme that degrades the RNA primers and lays down the corresponding DNA sequence behind it. C. DNA ligase is required to seal the sugar-phosphate backbone between all the DNA fragments on the lagging strand. D. The repair polymerase does not require the aid of the sliding clamp, because it is only synthesizing DNA over very short stretches. Answer the following questions about DNA replication. On a DNA strand that is being synthesized, which end is growing the 3' end, the 5' end, or both ends? Explain your answer. А. B. On a DNA strand that is being used as a template, where is the copying occurring relative to the replication origin-3' of the origin, 5', or both?arrow_forward
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- Which of the following enzymes is NOT involved in DNA replication? a. DNA Polymerase b. Primase c. Helicase d. Phosphatase e. DNA Ligasearrow_forwardWhich of the following statements are TRUE?I. DNA replication is a semiconservative process wherein the two resulting double helices consist of one new strand and one parental strand.II. The DNA strand that is used to make a complementary daughter strand is called the parental strand.III. The precursor of each new nucleotide in the DNA strand is a deoxynucleoside 3′-triphosphate.IV. The incoming nucleotide always attaches to 5′-phosphate of the previously added nucleotide a. I only b. II only c. I and IV d. III and IVarrow_forwardWhich of the following enzymes is responsible for "exposing" or "unwinding" the DNA template (taking it out of its double helix) for DNA Replication? a. Topoisomerase b. Telomerase c. DNA Ligase d. Primase e. Helicasearrow_forward
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