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What is the main function of DNA polymerases in DNA replication?
What is the main function of DNA polymerases in DNA replication?
- Initiating synthesis of a polynucleotide
- Breaking down nucleotides
- Adding nucleotides to the 3' end of a polynucleotide (correct)
- Adding nucleotides to the 5' end of a polynucleotide
What is the role of primase in DNA replication?
What is the role of primase in DNA replication?
- Proofreads the DNA strand
- Adds DNA nucleotides to the 3' end
- Initiates DNA replication
- Synthesizes a short RNA primer (correct)
Which enzyme can initiate synthesis of a polynucleotide from scratch?
Which enzyme can initiate synthesis of a polynucleotide from scratch?
- DNA polymerase III
- Primase (correct)
- DNA polymerase I
- DNA ligase
What is the function of the RNA primer in DNA replication?
What is the function of the RNA primer in DNA replication?
What is the difference between ATP and dATP?
What is the difference between ATP and dATP?
Which component is NOT part of a nucleotide structure?
Which component is NOT part of a nucleotide structure?
What happens when a monomer of dATP joins the DNA strand during replication?
What happens when a monomer of dATP joins the DNA strand during replication?
Which of the following statements about DNA replication is correct?
Which of the following statements about DNA replication is correct?
What is the difference between the leading and lagging strands during DNA replication?
What is the difference between the leading and lagging strands during DNA replication?
What is the role of DNA ligase in DNA replication?
What is the role of DNA ligase in DNA replication?
Which of the following statements about DNA replication is incorrect?
Which of the following statements about DNA replication is incorrect?
What is the role of telomeres in DNA replication?
What is the role of telomeres in DNA replication?
Which of the following molecules was initially believed to be the genetic material before the discovery of DNA's role?
Which of the following molecules was initially believed to be the genetic material before the discovery of DNA's role?
What is the key difference between the number of amino acids in proteins and the number of nucleotides in DNA that led to the initial belief that proteins were the genetic material?
What is the key difference between the number of amino acids in proteins and the number of nucleotides in DNA that led to the initial belief that proteins were the genetic material?
What is the main reason DNA was eventually identified as the genetic material rather than proteins?
What is the main reason DNA was eventually identified as the genetic material rather than proteins?
What are the two main classes of large biological molecules found in chromatin?
What are the two main classes of large biological molecules found in chromatin?
Which of the following statements about DNA replication is correct?
Which of the following statements about DNA replication is correct?
What is the main function of telomeres in DNA replication?
What is the main function of telomeres in DNA replication?
What does the Hershey-Chase experiment demonstrate about the genetic material of the T2 virus?
What does the Hershey-Chase experiment demonstrate about the genetic material of the T2 virus?
Which of the following elements are found in nucleic acids like DNA?
Which of the following elements are found in nucleic acids like DNA?
Which of the following elements are found in proteins?
Which of the following elements are found in proteins?
What happens when the T2 virus infects the E. coli bacterium?
What happens when the T2 virus infects the E. coli bacterium?
What did Hershey and Chase use to label the T2 virus in their experiment?
What did Hershey and Chase use to label the T2 virus in their experiment?
What was the key finding of the Hershey-Chase experiment?
What was the key finding of the Hershey-Chase experiment?
What is the mechanism of DNA replication proposed by the semiconservative model?
What is the mechanism of DNA replication proposed by the semiconservative model?
Which structural feature of DNA makes the base-pairing mechanism of replication possible?
Which structural feature of DNA makes the base-pairing mechanism of replication possible?
What happens to the parent DNA molecule during replication?
What happens to the parent DNA molecule during replication?
What is the key difference between the semiconservative and conservative models of DNA replication?
What is the key difference between the semiconservative and conservative models of DNA replication?
Which of the following is not a structural feature of DNA that enables the base-pairing mechanism of replication?
Which of the following is not a structural feature of DNA that enables the base-pairing mechanism of replication?
Which of the following statements best describes the role of base-pairing in DNA replication?
Which of the following statements best describes the role of base-pairing in DNA replication?