Work Sheet 16

DNA Synthesis

1. Define conservative and semiconservative replication.

 

2. Explain the difference between uni- and bi-directional replication.

 

3. List the differences and the similarities between leading and lagging strand synthesis.

 

4. Define the terms primer and template.

 

5. State the function of DNA polymerase.

 

6. Describe how leading and lagging strand synthesis are coordinated.

 

7. State the function of Telomerase and describe its "probable" mechanism.

 

8. List some examples of drugs that inhibit replication and explain how they "inhibit" replication.

 

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