Practice The Machinery And The Enzymes (5.4.2) - MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

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Question 1.
What is the primary enzyme responsible for catalyzing DNA replication?
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Think about the type of synthesis this enzyme is involved in.
Question 2.
What do Okazaki fragments represent in DNA replication?
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Remember the direction of synthesis.
3Question 3.
What enzyme is primarily involved in synthesizing DNA strands?
- DNA polymerase
- RNA polymerase
- Ligase
- Helicase
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Think about the type of nucleic acid being formed.
4Question 4.
True or False: DNA replication occurs in both directions at the replication fork.
- True
- False
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What does the fork itself do?
Question 5.
Design an experiment to observe the effect of a mutation in the DNA polymerase gene on replica fidelity and growth rate of E. coli.
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Consider how you would quantify errors.
Question 6.
Discuss the potential implications of a malfunctioning helicase in a cell.
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Think about the consequences on replication and cell function.

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