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Chapter 16 Enzymes
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Helicase
Unwinds double helix
Replication Fork
Section where DNA continues to unwind and where the free-floating nucleotides join
Single-strand binding protein
Pulls and keeps DNA strands apart and supported
DNA Polymersase III
Adds nucleotides
Leading Strand
-Polymerase can only be read in 5' to 3' direction
-Continuous replication
Lagging Strand
Synthesized against overall direction of replication
Okazaki Fragments
Short fragments used to synthesize DNA on lagging strand
RNA primer is built by
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Primase aka RNA polymerase
DNA Ligase
Joins neighboring Okazaki fragments into longer strands
Gyrase
Re-winds double helix
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Chapter 16 Enzymes
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chapter 16 enzymes and their functions
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2011-04-12T19:24:35Z
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