Why does DNA replication have to be semidiscontinuous in order to be bidirectional?
What will be an ideal response?
The requirement of synthesis to be 5? to 3?, and the antiparallel nature of double-stranded DNA, means that in both replication forks one of the stands must be made in fragments directed back toward the origin of replication.
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Conservation biology is an interdisciplinary science that focuses on ____
a. saving endangered species b. sequencing the DNA of all species on Earth c. cataloging endemic plant species d. researching trigger species e. maintenance and preservation of biodiversity
The bacterial flagellum has three components. In order from the cytoplasm to the external environment, they are ________.
A. basal body, hook, and filament B. basal body, filament, and hook C. filament, hook, and basal body D. filament, basal body, and hook E. hook, basal body, and filament
The principle of independent assortment is not true for:a
incomplete dominance. b. mutations. c. heterozygotes. d. homozygotes. e. linked genes
If the sequence TCGTA was used as a template in DNA replication, what would be the sequence of bases on the newly synthesized strand?
A) ATGCT B) TCGTA C) CTACG D) AGCAT E) GCATC