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Biochemistry

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Set 28 Dna Metabolism Replicationrecombinationand Repair

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Question 1

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Which of the following is a characteristic of Okazaki fragments?

A)about 20-30 nucleotides in length
B)newly synthesized large lagging strand fragments
C)synthesis performed in the 3'5' direction
D)initiated with an RNA primer

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Question 2

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Which of the following is a characteristic of the 3'-exonuclease activity of DNA polymerase I of E.coli?

A)It is relatively fast compared to polymerase activity.
B)It removes nucleotides that do not base pair at the 5'-end of the growing chain.
C)It is similar to the polymerase activity.
D)It is an editor of polymerase activity.

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Question 3

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Which of the following regarding DNA gyrase in E.Coli is correct?

A)It works to remove negative supercoiling introduced by the DnaB protein (helicase).
B)It is a topoisomerase that hydrolyzes ATP during its reaction mechanism.
C)Its mechanism involves the breaking of a single phosphoester bond in 1 strand of dsDNA.
D)It works to introduce positive supercoiling in DNA to overcome the torsion stress imposed upon unwinding.

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