An investigator obtalns a bacterial temperature-sensitive mutation that affects a step in the process of DNA replication at 42'C but not at 30'C. She grows the cells at 30°C and, upon shifting the temperature to 42°C, she discovers that Okazaki fragments accumulate in unusually large quantities. What is the likely target affected by the temperature-sensitive mutation? O DNA gyrase DNA polymerase II O DNA Ligase O primase O DNA helicase

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An Investigator obtains a bacterial temperature-sensitive mutation that affects a step in the process of DNA replication at 42°C but not at 30°C. She grows the cells at 30°C
and, upon shifting the temperature to 42 C, she discovers that Okazaki fragments accumulate in unusually large quantities. What is the likely target affected by the
temperature-sensitive mutation?
DNA gyrase
DNA polymerase II
O DNA Ligase
O primase
DNA helicase
Transcribed Image Text:An Investigator obtains a bacterial temperature-sensitive mutation that affects a step in the process of DNA replication at 42°C but not at 30°C. She grows the cells at 30°C and, upon shifting the temperature to 42 C, she discovers that Okazaki fragments accumulate in unusually large quantities. What is the likely target affected by the temperature-sensitive mutation? DNA gyrase DNA polymerase II O DNA Ligase O primase DNA helicase
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