Other than replication, transcription, and DNA repair, what other activities of the cell are affected by supercoiling?

What will be an ideal response?


The presence of supercoils can facilitate the formation of Z DNA and cruciform structures. It also plays a critical role in compacting the DNA.

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Between which members of the chordate lineage do vertebrates arise?

1.between lungfishes and amphibians 2.between hagfishes and lampreys 3.just after the tunicates 4.between birds and mammals

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In eukaryotes, glycolysis occurs in the:a

mitochondrial inner membrane. b. lysosomes. c. Golgi complex. d. cytosol. e. mitochondrial matrix.

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This STD is linked to cervical cancer

A) HPV infection B) syphilis C) gonorrhea D) CMV infection

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