Disease and DNA Rep Vocab

the word ending for enzymes

the shape of DNA

• double helix

• helicase

• ligase

semi-conservative

• one strand of DNA is old and one is new

• when DNA replication occurs in the cell cycle

enzyme that unwinds the double helix

• helicase

• ligase

• polymerase

enzyme that adds complementary bases

• polymerase

• ligase

• helicase

enzyme that connects two fragments of DNA to make a single fragment

• ligase

• helicase

• polymerase

strand that is synthesized in fragments, starts with 5' end

• lagging strand

• leading strand

strand that is synthesized continuously, starts with 3' end

• leading strand

• lagging strand

where the DNA is being unwound for replication

• replication fork

• nucleotide

• gene

monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base

• nucleotide

• replication fork

• gene