DNA Replication Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
DNA replication | reactions to copy DNA by building new strands on parent strands |
Replication Fork | where DNA unzipped for copying |
Helicase | enzyme that unzips DNA during replication |
DNA polymerase | enzyme that builds and proofreads new DNA strands |
Telomeres | repeating DNA sequences that protect ends |
Semiconservative | DNA molecules are made of one parent strand and one new strand after replication |
Mutation | permanent change in DNA sequence |
Chromosome | package of tightly coiled DNA during cell division |
Chromatin | loosely coiled DNA normally found in the nucleus |
Centromere | structure that holds the replicated copies (sister chromatids) of DNA molecules together during cell division |
chromatid | one copy of a DNA molecule in a chromosome |
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