6.2 Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Semi conservative
A
1/2 new strand and 1/2 old strand combine to make a full new strand of DNA
2
Q
Semi conservative
A
1/2 new strand and 1/2 old strand combine to make a full new strand of DNA
3
Q
Phosphate terminus
A
5’ end of DNA
4
Q
Hydroxyl terminus
A
3’ end of DNA
5
Q
Lagging strand
A
Synthesized in pieces
6
Q
Leading strand
A
Synthesized first (5’-3’)
7
Q
Helicase
A
Unwinds DNA strand
8
Q
Topoisomerase
A
Relaxes supercoil at replication fork
9
Q
DNA polymerase
A
Added nucleotides to DNA
10
Q
Ligase
A
Joins DNA fragments to lagging strand
