Course

Cell Biology

Study Pack

Set 20 Dna Replicationdamage And Repair

Back to Sets
Question 1

(Short Answer)

Free
_____________ refers to the fact that once DNA polymerase holoenzyme starts replicating DNA it remains bound to the DNA template and catalyzes the addition of several nucleotides to the growing strand.

Answer

Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

Free
The fact that rifampicin inhibits M13 phage replication helped support the fact that

A)antibiotics can be used to study DNA replication.
B)RNA polymerase is used to make primers for DNA synthesis.
C)DNA polymerase is necessary for DNA synthesis.
D)Helicases are necessary for DNA synthesis.
E)DNA ligase is necessary to connect Okazaki fragments.

Answer

Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Free
Which of the following is not a characteristic of prokaryotic single stranded DNA binding proteins?

A)They are not essential for cell replication.
B)They stimulate homologous DNA polymerase.
C)They aid helicase action.
D)They keep DNA strands from annealing.
E)They bind more tightly to ssDNA than to dsDNA.

Answer