DNA Replication Basics

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Which enzyme is responsible for producing a short RNA primer during DNA replication?

DNA polymerase

Ligase

Primase (correct)

Helicase

What is the direction of nucleotide addition during DNA replication?

3' to 5'

5' to 3' (correct)

Both 3' to 5' and 5' to 3'

None of the above

Where does DNA replication usually start?

At a specific sequence called replication origin (correct)

At a random location on the DNA strand

At the center of a DNA strand

At the end of a DNA strand

What is the term used to describe the replication of both strands of DNA during DNA replication?

Semi-conservative replication Signup and view all the answers

Which enzyme forms the phosphodiester bond between nucleotides during DNA replication?

DNA polymerase Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is a defining feature of a prokaryote cell?

Lack of a nucleus Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is a characteristic of Gram positive bacteria?

Thick peptidoglycan layer Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary genetic material contained within a nucleus?

DNA Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is a component of the bacterial cell envelope?

Cell wall Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the remodeling of cell walls in response to bacterial physiological processes?

Remodeling Signup and view all the answers

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Which enzyme is responsible for producing a short RNA primer during DNA replication?

What is the direction of nucleotide addition during DNA replication?

Where does DNA replication usually start?

What is the term used to describe the replication of both strands of DNA during DNA replication?

Which enzyme forms the phosphodiester bond between nucleotides during DNA replication?

Which one of these is a defining feature of a prokaryote cell?

Which one of these is a characteristic of Gram positive bacteria?

What is the primary genetic material contained within a nucleus?

Which one of these is a component of the bacterial cell envelope?

What is the term used to describe the remodeling of cell walls in response to bacterial physiological processes?

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