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DNA Structure and Replication

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A nitrogenous base found in DNA and RNA
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A nitrogenous base found in RNA but not DNA
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The enzyme that initiates DNA synthesis
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The enzyme that is the main workhorse of DNA replication; adds monomers to form the larger molecule
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The type of bond that links the backbone of the DNA double helix
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A nitrogenous base found in DNA and RNA
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A specific sequence of DNA at which DNA synthesis is initiated on a chromosome
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A term used to describe the opposite orientations of the two strands of a DNA double helix
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The complete set of genetic information in an organism
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The monomers that make up DNA and RNA
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An enzyme that links two molecules via covalent bonds, usually using energy from ATP
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An enzyme that adds short, repetitive “caps” to the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes
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An enzyme that uses ATP to separate the two strands of the DNA molecule
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Each strand of the DNA double helix acts as a _______ for the synthesis of a new double helix.
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A repair mechanism that helps to ensure faithful DNA replication in living cells; it is a property of the enzyme that is the clue for 7 across
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Each turn of the DNA double helix is divided into major and minor _______
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The complex of a nitrogenous base and a sugar (no phosphate)
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The scientist whose research Watson and Crick needed to elucidate the structure of the DNA molecule
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The strand of the DNA double helix that is synthesized continuously in the 3' – 5' direction
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The ability of the enzyme (7 across) to carry out continuous DNA synthesis without frequent dissociation from its substrate
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The sugar in DNA
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Region where a cell's DNA double helix has been unwound and separated to create an area where DNA synthesis will actually take place
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C and T are examples of this type of nitrogenous base
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Bases on opposite strands of the DNA double helix are connected to each other via these linkages
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The established model of DNA replication in which each double-stranded molecule is composed of one parental strand and one newly-synthesized daughter strand
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A main type of nitrogenous base that consists of two fused heterocyclic rings
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A and T are said to be _______ bases; so are C and G
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A nitrogenous base found in DNA but not RNA
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Fragment of newly replicated DNA produced during discontinuous DNA replication
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The strand of the DNA double helix that is synthesized discontinuously in the 5' – 3' direction
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A nitrogenous base found in DNA and RNA