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What is the enzyme/protein:
Synthesizes RNA using a DNA template.
Primase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Initiates Okazaki fragment formation during lagging strand synthesis.
Primase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Synthesizes DNA using an RNA template.
Telomerase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Joins Okazaki fragments during DNA replication.
Telomerase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Reaction mechanism involves an AMP-linked enzyme intermediate.
Telomerase
What is the enzyme/protein:
This enzyme is a reverse transcriptase.
Telomerase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Prevents replicative loss of DNA at the ends of linear chromosomes.
Telomerase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Changes the linking number in DNA by breaking and resealing the phosphodiester backbone.
Topoisomerase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Removes positive supercoils in front of the advancing replication fork.
Topoisomerase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Synthesizes DNA at the replication fork.
DNA Polymerase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Synthesizes DNA using a DNA templates strand.
DNA Polymerase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Proofreads newly synthesized DNA at the replication fork.
DNA Polymerase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Joins Okazaki fragments during DNA replication.
DNA Ligase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Reaction mechanism involves an AMP-linked enzyme intermediate.
DNA Ligase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Seals single-stranded nicks in double-stranded DNA.
DNA Ligase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Synthesizes DNA using an RNA template.
DNA Ligase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Initiates Okazaki fragment formation during lagging strand synthesis.
Primase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Reaction mechanism involves an AMP-linked enzyme intermediate.
DNA Ligase
What is the enzyme/protein:
In E. coli this is a hexamer that encircles the lagging strand at the replication fork.
Helicase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Causes formation of positive supercoils in front of the advancing replication fork.
Helicase
What is the enzyme/protein:
Unwinds duplex DNA as the replication fork advances.
Helicase