DNA Replication Questions

• Proofreading activity to maintain the fidelity of DNA synthesis
• Which of the following enzymes unwind short stretches of DNA helix immediately ahead of a replication fork?
• The replication of chromosomes by eukaryotes occurs in a relatively short period of time because
• During which of the following process a new copy of a DNA molecule is precisely synthesized?
• The enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of DNA is called
• During DNA replication in prokaryotes, synthesis begins on the circular chromosome
• Which of the following possesses both 5'-3' and 3'-5' exonuclease activity?
• DNA replication rates in prokaryotes are approximately of the order of
• The synthesis of DNA by DNA polymerase occurs in the
• Which of the following statements on replication in E.coli is correct?
• DNA gyrase is inhibited by
• Which of the following repairs nicked DNA by forming a phosphodiester bond between adjacent nucleotides?
• In E.coli, which enzyme synthesizes the RNA primer for Okazaki fragments?
• Both strands of DNA serve as templates concurrently in
• Which of the following lacks 3'-5' exonuclease activity?