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biology exam 1 gonza

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when relication starts, an origin of replication forms, consisting of two ______ moving in opposite directions.   replication forks  
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DNA double helix is separated into single strands by the enzyme __________.   DNA helicase  
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newly-exposed, unreplicated DNa is protected by __________   single-strand binding protein  
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Short segments of RNA are synthesized, called _______.   Rna primers  
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the enzyme that synthesizes the short segments of RNA is called a _______.   primase  
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the short RNA segments provide a free ______ for replication.   3' OH  
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New DNA is synthesized in the _____ direction.   5' to 3'  
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The enzyme that removes tightened coils ahead of the replication fork is ________   topoisomerase  
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the enzyme that catalyzes a new DNA synthesis is _____   DNA polymerase  
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Dna synthesis occurs continuously on the _____________.   leading strand  
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DNA synthesis occurs in small sections on the _________.   lagging strand  
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fregments of discontinuous DNA synthesis are called ___________.   okazaki fragments  
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gaps in the sugar- phosphate backbone of DNA are closed by ________.   DNA ligase  
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protein-DNA complex that makes up eukaryote chromosomes   chromatin  
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individual proteins that DNA is wrapped around   Histone  
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146-147 base pairs of DNA wrapped around 8 Proteins   nucleosome  
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a zigzag of nucleosomes visible in the electron microscope   30-nm fiber  
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highly compacted regions of chromosomes   heterochromatin  
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It is an enzyme that requires the presence of a small double-stranded nucleic acid primer to catalyze the addition of nucleotides to the 3′ end of a growing DNA strand.   DNA polymerase  
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The nucleotides within DNA are composed of a   phosphate group, deoxyribose sugar, and nitrogenous base  
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Beginning with the simplest level of structure, which order of organization of genetic material is CORRECT?   nucleotide, DNA, gene, chromosome, genome  
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The mechanism of DNA replication is   semiconservative  
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In producing a strand of DNA the nucleotides combine to form what type of bond?   phosphodiester  
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___________ are the building blocks of DNA   nucleotides  
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The substance that contains the genetic information for the production of a structural gene _____   mrna  
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The process of producing an RNA copy of a gene. _________   transcription  
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the process of synthessizing a specific sequence of amino acids on a ribosome.   translation  
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the substance in the nucleus of cell that contains the cell's genome.   dna  
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a sequence of amino acids that correspond to the genetic information in a structural gene.   polypeptide.  
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During the process of transcription in a eukaryote...   RNA polymerase synthesizes new nucleotide chains in the 5’ to 3’ direction.  
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Dna is compacted by wrapping itself around a group of proteins called   histones  
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the pyrimidines include _____, ______, and ______.   thymine, cytosine, uracil  
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the enzyme that causes DNA strand separation at the origin of replication is DNA _____.   Helicase  
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a chromosome is composed of:   RNA, lipids  
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the enzyme DNA ________ covalently links nucleotides together.   polymerase  
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telomeres are ralated to: ____   cellular aging  
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a ______ is a repeating structural unit of eukaryotic chromatin   nucleosome  
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the cell structure that contains DNA is the :________   chromosome  
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the highly compacted regions of chromosomes are referred to as ________.   heterochromatin  
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an adenine in one strand of DNA forms _____ hydrogen bonds with a thymine.   2  
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chromatin makes up eukaryotic chromosomes and is a complex of:   DNA and proteins  
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the less condensed regions of chromosomes are referred to as:   euchromatin  
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the definition of _______ is a DNA-protein complex that makes up eukaryotic chromosomes.   chromatin  
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a _________ is composed of double-stranded DNA wrapped around an octamer of histone proteins.   nucleosome  
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the term _______ replication refers to DNA replication prceeding outward from two replication forks   bidirectional  
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the enzyme DNA ______ relieves coiling in DNA strands ahead of the replication fork   topoisomerase  
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