Understanding Replication Proteins

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Which of the following replication proteins is used to unwind the DNA double helix?

2

DNA is naturally found as a double-helix, but for it to replicated it must first be unwound so that DNA replication proteins can access the two strands. The double-helix structure of DNA is very stable, and after being unwound for DNA replication to occur, the two strands can easily return to the double-helix structure. If the strands re-anneal, proteins necessary for DNA replication cannot enter and begin the process of replication.

Which of the following pairs of DNA replication proteins is responsible for unwinding the DNA double-helix and maintaining the separation of the DNA strands?

3

Which of the following causes a DNA fragment to be formed in the 5' to 3' direction?

4

Which protein is responsible for the removal of the RNA primer from the 5' end of a lagging strand of DNA, and replacing it with DNA nucleotides?

5

Of the following DNA replication proteins, which one links the Okazaki fragments of the lagging strand?

6

Which of the following is true about DNA replication?

7

During DNA replication, an enzyme called DNA helicase "unzips" the molecule of double-stranded DNA. What is the most likely mechanism of DNA helicase?

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