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Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter8: The Structure, Replication, And Chromosomal Organization Of Dna

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Problem 23QP: How does DNA replication occur in a precise manner to ensure that identical genetic information is...

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Why does DNA have a leading strand and a lagging strand during replication?

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___1st___ has to attach the new free-floating nucleotides to the ___2nd___ of the newly formed strand. The two strands of a DNA molecule are antiparallel, so in order for the lagging strand to be formed in the same direction, it has to be done in Okazaki fragments going in a ___3rd___ direction.

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1st	2nd	3rd
DNA polymerase	3' end	5' to 3'

1st	2nd	3rd
DNA polymerase	5' end	3' to 5'

1st	2nd	3rd
DNA ligase	3' end	5' to 3'

1st	2nd	3rd
DNA helicase	5' end	3' to 5'

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