Which of the following statements is false about DNA replication? A) Each lagging strand of DNA is started by an RNA primer. B) DNA polymerase joins nucleotides in the 5' to 3' direction only. C) The leading strand of DNA is made continuously. D) More than one replication fork is present. E) A replication bubble opens in one direction only.

Q: What is meant by the semiconservative nature of DNA replication?

A: DNA replication is the process of producing daughter strands of DNA from parent strands by the…

Q: In which direction does replication go?

A: DNA replication is  a semi-conservative type of replication where the two strands of DNA act as a…

Q: What is semiconservative replication and how does it work?

A: The process of replication is the formation of a complementary DNA strand from the DNA of the…

Q: What enzyme is responsible for unzipping the DNA during replication?

A: DNA replication is process of synthesizing daughter DNA strands from parent strand in order to store…

Q: What is the first step in the process of DNA replication? Which enzyme is responsible for…

A: Your question has 4 subparts. I will answer first 3 subparts, as per guidelines. DNA replication of…

Q: What is a replication fork? Why is it important in replication?

A: Replication is the process where the double-helical structure of DNA acts as a template for the…

Q: How many replication forks are formed at the origin of replication?

A: The two strands of DNA separate to form two single strands that act as templates for the process of…

Q: What are the three special proteins needed to form the initial replication bubble?

A: Replication is an essential process taking place in all living organisms that ensure the maintenance…

Q: How does the process of DNA replication generate mismatch mutations? What mechanisms are available…

A: DNA replication is the process in which dsDNA is copied to produce two identical DNA molecules.

Q: If deoxyribonucleotides that lack the 3’-OH groups are added during the replication process, what do…

A: Dna replication is a process in which a copy of the dna is formed from the parental strand.the dna…

Q: Why is replication important?

A: REPLICATION - it the process of forming copy.

Q: is DNA replication called semiconservative?   A. Both daughter strands are entirely new B. Each…

A: Replication of DNA is very  important for the transmission of chromosomal DNA from one generation to…

Q: What would happen if, in the course of replication, the topoisomerases were unable to reattach the…

A: Replication is the process of copying the DNA molecule to form two daughter DNA strands before the…

Q: In the Meselson Stahl experiment differentiating the possible modes of replication, how many rounds…

A: They demonstrated that DNA replicated semi conservatively,  meaning each strand in a DNA molecule…

Q: Where does  is the origin of replication?

A: Replication is a biological process of producing two identical copies of DNA molecule from the one…

Q: The small pocket of area near the replication fork that contains associated enzymes and proteins…

A: It is the process by which a double stranded DNA is copied to produce two identical DNA molecules.

Q: Why is DNA gyrase necessary for replication?

A: DNA gyrase is an enzyme of class topoisomerase and subclass of topoisomerase type II. DNA…

Q: Which of the following enzymes can break, and rejoin, phosphodiester bonds during the normal DNA…

A: DNA replication is a process that occurs in all living organisms. In this process, DNA strands of…

Q: Define the following terms related to DNA replication: origin of replication, helicase,…

A: Origin of replication: It is the site on the DNA from where DNA synthesis or replication is…

Q: If a cell were damaged, & DNA ligase could no longer be produced, how would replication be affected?

A: Each strand of DNA participates in DNA synthesis due to its double helix structure. DNA synthesis is…

Q: What is the advantage of having the replication machinery in a complex?

A: Complex level of organization basically refers to the combination of organ systems in order to…

Q: What are the chemical bonds of the DNA molecule that are broken for the replication process to…

A: DNA replication is a process by which a cell duplicates its DNA before its division. Replication of…

Q: What is semiconservative replication ?

A: Replication is the process during which a complementary DNA strand is formed from the parental…

Q: Is the semiconservative replication of DNA perfect?

A: DNA double helix is unwound by helicase, replication occurs on each template.

Q: How does the replication process take place on a supercoiled DNA molecule?

A: DNA replication takes place in all organisms with the help of the multi-protein complex machinery…

Q: What accounts for the amazingly accurate replication of DNA, which keeps the mutation rate low?

A: The proficiency of replication is enormously expanded by the nearby relationship of protein…

Q: is replication unidirectional or bidirectional?

A: Replication is the process of synthesis of identical copies of DNA from double stranded DNA…

Q: What is bidirectional replication?

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replication is the biological process of producing two identical…

Q: Why do we say that DNA replication is semiconservative?

A: DNA is the chemical name for the molecule that carries genetic instructions in all living things.

Q: Considering prokaryotes, what term adds nucleotides in the 5' to 3' direction during DNA…

A: Ans- During DNA Replication process synthesis of new DNA strands takes place, using parental strands…

Q: What are some advantages of semiconservative replication?

A: DNA is the nucleic acids present in the organisms. DNA is the deoxy ribose nucleic acid in which…

Q: If the sequence of one single strand of DNA is C-A-A-G-T-A-G-G-C-T, what is the sequence of the…

A: DNA is a double helical structure, nucleic acid, formed of nucleotide monomers. The DNA has…

Q: Which enzyme is responsible for proofreading nucleotides during DNA replication? a nuclease b…

A: Transmission of DNA or genetic material is very crucial to propagate gene from parent to offspring.…

Q: In NOT more than 200 words, explain how the double-helical structure of DNA suggests a mechanism for…

A: DNA replication: It is a process of producing two identical replicas of DNA for one original DNA.

Q: How is DNA replication initiated in prokaryotes and eukaryotes? How is this process controlled and…

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the genetic material found inside a cell's nucleus. The production of…

Q: Why do eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells have similarities and differences in the DNA replication?

A: The method of getting two identical duplicates of a DNA strand from the original DNA strand is known…

Q: Does DNA replication follow the conservative,semiconservative, or dispersive model?

A: DNA or Deoxyribonucleic acid is a two-stranded double helix molecule which has to be perfectly…

Q: What is the function of the sliding clamp at a replication fork?

A: Replication is a process to produce  daughter DNA from parent DNA. Sliding clamp is a ring shaped…

Q: What is replication slippage?

A: In molecular biology, DNA replication can be described as the process during which DNA is duplicated…

Q: What is the function of the single strand binding proteins during DNA replication?

A: DNA is the nucleic acids present in the organisms. DNA is the deoxy-ribose nucleic acid in which…

Q: What are the three major requirements of replication?

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replication is the biological process by which a double-stranded DNA…

Q: What are the three models of DNA replication? With the aid of illustrations, show how the Meselson…

A: DNA replication is an important process that takes place in all living cells. It is necessary to…

Q: Which of the following statements best explains the mechanism for DNA replication? DNA replication…

A: Ans-DNA replication is semi-conservative, because each DNA strand serves as a template during…

Q: What is an origin of replication?

A: Origin of Replication (ori) is a sequence from where replication starts and when any piece of DNA…

Q: What is the primer in DNA replication?

A: Whenever a cell divides then there is a requirement of DNA replication so that each daughter cell…

Q: Why is it necessary to unwind the DNA helix in the replication process?

A: DNA replication is the process by which a double stranded DNA molecule is copied to produce two…