Ward AP Biology: DNA Replication

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This enzyme joins fragments of the lagging strand.

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Ligase

Front

This enzyme creates a primer to begin a new strand of DNA in DNA replication.

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RNA Polymerase

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This is a short stretch of RNA that is used to start a complementary strand of DNA during replication.

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Primer

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A new strand of DNA is created in the ____ direction during DNA replication.

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5' to 3'

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Each daughter DNA molecule is composed of...

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one original strand and one new strand

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The _____ strand is made in short fragments during DNA replication.

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lagging

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The difference in the way that the leading and lagging strands are made is a result of...

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DNA polymerase

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New nucleotides are added to the ___ end of an already placed nucleotide.

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3'

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The lagging strand is created after the leading strand.

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false

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Does DNA polymerase synthesize the leading strand and RNA polymerase synthesize the lagging strand?

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false