Unit 1 DNA replication

Question 1

3’ - 5’

Answer 1

Strand of nucleic acid running from a sugar to a phosphate

Question 2

DNA polymerase

Answer 2

Enzyme that adds free complementary DNA nucleotides during replication of DNA

Question 3

Heat tolerant DNA polymerase

Answer 3

Enzyme from hot-spring bacteria, used in PCR

Question 4

Lagging strand

Answer 4

DNA strand that is replicated in fragments

Question 5

Leading strand

Answer 5

DNA strand that is replicated continuously

Question 6

Ligase

Answer 6

Enzyme that joins DNA fragments to complete the lagging strand

Question 7

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Answer 7

Method of amplifying sequences of DNA in vitro

Question 8

Primer

Answer 8

Short complementary strand of DNA, start point for Polymerase

Question 9

Replication

Answer 9

Formation of identical copies of DNA molecules

Question 10

Template strand

Answer 10

DNA strand on which a complementary copy is built up

Question 11

3’ end

Answer 11

End of DNA starand with sugar

Question 12

5’ end

Answer 12

End of DNA with Phosphate group

Question 13

Strand of nucleic acid running from a sugar to a phosphate

Answer 13

3’ - 5’

Question 14

Enzyme that adds free complementary DNA nucleotides during replication of DNA

Answer 14

DNA polymerase

Question 15

Enzyme from hot-spring bacteria, used in PCR

Answer 15

Heat tolerant DNA polymerase

Question 16

DNA strand that is replicated in fragments

Answer 16

Lagging strand

Question 17

DNA strand that is replicated continuously

Answer 17

Leading strand

Question 18

Enzyme that joins DNA fragments to complete the lagging strand

Answer 18

Ligase

Question 19

Method of amplifying sequences of DNA in vitro

Answer 19

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Question 20

Short complementary strand of DNA, start point for Polymerase

Answer 20

Primer

Question 21

Formation of identical copies of DNA molecules

Answer 21

Replication

Question 22

DNA strand on which a complementary copy is built up

Answer 22

Template strand

Question 23

End of DNA starand with sugar

Answer 23

3’ end

Question 24

End of DNA with Phosphate group

Answer 24

5’ end