DNA replication is a complex biological process that occurs during the division of cells. The DNA first makes copies of it and the cell divides afterwards through mitosis and meiosis. It is a semi-conservative process which means that a template strand is required in order to synthesize a new complementary daughter strand.
The most important enzyme involved in this process is DNA polymerase that joins together the dNTP molecules. The process is initiated by a DNA primer and there are certain enzymes that have the ability to proofread the sequence formed by the polymerase. Hence, the cells grow, get repaired, and divided by DNA replication.
a. Why is DNA polymerase said to be template-directed
When DNA replication occurs over an apurinic site, what is the
Review the concept of an RNA world described in Section 17.
One way that bacterial cells regulate DNA replication is through GATC methylation
The chromosome of E. coli contains 4.6 million bp
The period between meiosis I and meiosis II is called interphase II
Answer the following questions pertaining to the experiment of Figure 11.
As described in Table 11.3, what is the difference
Another technique described in Chapter 21 is polymerase chain reaction (PCR
Compare and contrast DNA replication in bacteria and eukaryotes.
