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Chapter 12, Problem 4FIB
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a genetic material which is responsible for passing information from one generation to other. It is a double helical structure that consist two parallel strands made up of
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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- Each new double helix will contain ___________ strand of DNA from the parent strand and ____________ strand of newly created DNA.arrow_forwardThe fragment of DNA in replication are called______fragments.arrow_forwardIn DNA replication the enzyme called________ lats down the initial short piece of template RNA.arrow_forward
- In eukaryotic DNA replication, _________ unwinds the DNA at the replication fork.   DNA gyrase (topoisomerase)   DNA helicase   DNA ligase   primasearrow_forwardNumerous enzymes are involved in the process of DNA replication. Select a few of these enzymes (three ideally), and explain the impact on DNA replication if the enzymes you've chosen were defective.arrow_forwardDNA pol III synthesizes the leading strand as a continuous strand. The lagging strands are synthesized in segments, called __________arrow_forward
- DNA replication is called semi-conservative because ___ (all, all or none) of the two new strands of DNA is old DNA from the original DNA molecule and ___ (all, all or none)Â is new DNA.arrow_forwardReplication of nuclear DNA begins at the Ori (origin of replication). True or falsearrow_forwardDNA replication is considered semiconservative because _______. Â Select one: it will create a new identical strand to the template. it can replicate from two directions (bidirectional) from the origin(s). it uses one old strand as a template for the synthesis of a new strand. it always replicates in the 5' to 3' direction.arrow_forward
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