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The role of DNA polymerases in DNA replication is to __________.
All of the listed responses are correct.
attach free nucleotides to the new DNA strand
separate the two strands of DNA
link together short strands of DNA
synthesize an RNA primer to initiate DNA strand synthesis
At each end of a DNA replication bubble is __________.
a telomere
a gene
a replication fork
a ribosome
an origin of replication
Replication proceeds in both directions from each origin.
The DNA sequence at the origin of replication is recognized by specific proteins that bind to the origin.
The two strands of DNA at the origin of replication are separated, creating a replication bubble.
Bacterial chromosomes have a single origin of replication, but eukaryotic chromosomes have many origins.
The experiments of Meselson and Stahl showed that DNA __________.
is the genetic material
replicates in a semiconservative fashion
contains complementary base pairing
codes for the amino acid sequences of proteins
is composed of nucleotides