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DNA Replication Scramble

Here are some notes summarising all you need to know about DNA replication. Unfortunately, they
are in the wrong order

nucleotides in a 5 3 direction (In the .


is needed for building up a complementary strand for this template.
To this primer, DNA polymerase III adds nucleotides in a 5 3 direction, moving
sealed up by DNA ligase which makes a sugar-phosphate bond between
adjacent DNA fragments.
The DNA double helix is uncoiled and the two strands are
DNA polymerase III can follow along behind it, adding nucleotides in one
continuous strand., however
a short length of RNA to the template strand of DNA, which acts as a prime.
away from the replication fork as it does so. In this way
replication fork will be opening up in the 3 5 direction: another method,
therefore,
short lengths of DNA called Okazaki fragments - are formed between RNA
primers.
separated by the enzyme Helicase, producing a replication fork.
reproduce or replicate a double helix with anti-parallel strands.)
the RNA primer and replaces it with DNA. A nick is left where
because the template strands are anti-parallel, for the other template strand,
the
At regular intervals along the 3 5 strand, RNA primase adds
Behind the replication fork, the enzyme DNA polymerase III adds
Next, DNA polymerase I removes
two nucleotides are still left unconnected this nick is
opposite direction to the direction of the bases in the template strand, so as to
As DNA helicase moves along one of the anti-parallel template strands in a 5 3
direction
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ANSWER KEY

(8) nucleotides in a 5 3 direction (In the .


(6) is needed for building up a complementary strand for this template.
(13) To this primer, DNA polymerase III adds nucleotides in a 5 3 direction,
moving
(19) sealed up by DNA ligase which makes a sugar-phosphate bond between
adjacent DNA fragments.
(1) The DNA double helix is uncoiled and the two strands are
(3) DNA polymerase III can follow along behind it, adding nucleotides in one
continuous strand., however
(12) a short length of RNA to the template strand of DNA, which acts as a prime.
(14) away from the replication fork as it does so. In this way
(5) replication fork will be opening up in the 3 5 direction: another method,
therefore,
(15) short lengths of DNA called Okazaki fragments - are formed between RNA
primers.
(2) separated by the enzyme Helicase, producing a replication fork.
(10) reproduce or replicate a double helix with anti-parallel strands.)
(17) the RNA primer and replaces it with DNA. A nick is left where
(4)because the template strands are anti-parallel, for the other template strand,
the
(11) At regular intervals along the 3 5 strand, RNA primase adds
(7) Behind the replication fork, the enzyme DNA polymerase III adds
(16) Next, DNA polymerase I removes
(18) two nucleotides are still left unconnected this nick is
(9) opposite direction to the direction of the bases in the template strand, so as
to
(3) As DNA helicase moves along one of the anti-parallel template strands in a 5
3 direction

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