Ch. 14 and 15 Openstax Biology DNA, RNA,
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- Q1Technique used to separate DNA fragments according to size.Electrophoresis30s
- Q2During replication, this enzyme helps to open up the DNA helix by breaking the hydrogen bonds.Helicase30s
- Q3During replication, the strand that is replicated in short fragments and away from the replication fork.Lagging Strand30s
- Q4Strand that is synthesized continuously in the 5'-3' direction which is synthesized in the direction of the replication fork.Leading Strand30s
- Q5Variation in the nucleotide sequence of a genome.Mutation30s
- Q6DNA fragment that is synthesized in short stretches on the lagging strand.Okazaki Fragment30s
- Q7Mutation that affects a single base.Point Mutation30s
- Q8Y-shaped structure formed during initiation of replication.Replication Fork30s
- Q9Mutation that is not expressed.Silent Mutation30s
- Q10Enzyme that contains a catalytic part of an inbuilt RNA template; it functions to maintain telomerase at chromosome ends.Telomerase30s
- Q11DNA at the end of linear chromosomes.Telomere30s
- Q12DNA makes RNA which makes proteinCentral dogma30s
- Q13the process by which DNA directs protein synthesis, includes two stages: transcription and translation.Gene Expression30s
- Q14is the synthesis of RNA using information in DNA.Transcription30s
- Q15produced by transcriptionmessenger RNA30s