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How does helicase unwind a portion of the double helix?
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Breaks H-bonds between complementary bases
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What does DNA polymerase catalyze?
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Makes a copy and double checks for correct base pairing - formation of phosphodiester bonds (in backbone) between nucleotides
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What does semi-conservative replication produce?
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two new daughter DNAs
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Which strand is synthesized continuously?
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leading strand (5' to 3')
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How are Okazaki fragments connected?
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DNA ligase - gives continuous 3' to 5' strand
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What direction does the leading strand grow?
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5' to 3'
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What is the process of making mRNA from DNA?
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Transcription
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What is the process of making proteins from mRNA?
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Translation
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Central Dogma?
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DNA --> mRNA --> proteins
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