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Polymerases and Proofreading
DNA versus RNA |
DNA polymerase
-recognizes mistakes (mismatches) -removes wrong nucleotides -replaces incorrect nucleotide w/ correct nucleotide RNA polymerase -cannot proofread |
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Leading strand grows in the direction toward the replication fork.
The Lagging strand grows in the direction away from the replication fork. |
Double-stranded (ds) DNA: DNA that consists of two sugar-phosphate backbones connected through the hydrogen bonding of base pairs. The DNA of the Watson-Crick model is double-stranded.
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Primase
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Enzyme that allows a short string of RNA to be synthesized by base-pairing ribinucleotides with the deoxyribonucleotides of a DNA template.
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