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Microbiology - DNA Replication

Exercise : DNA Replication - Section 1
  • DNA Replication - Section 1
1.
Both strands of DNA serve as templates concurrently in
replication
excision repair
mismatch repair
none of these
Answer: Option
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2.
Proofreading activity to maintain the fidelity of DNA synthesis
occurs after the synthesis has been completed
is a function of the 3'-5' exonuclease activity of the DNA polymerases
requires the presence of an enzyme separate from the DNA polymerases
occurs in prokaryotes but not eukaryotes
Answer: Option
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3.
Which of the following repairs nicked DNA by forming a phosphodiester bond between adjacent nucleotides?
Helicase
DNA gyrase
Topoisomerases
DNA ligase
Answer: Option
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4.
The enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of DNA is called
DNA polymerase
DNA gyrase
DNA ligase
helicase
Answer: Option
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5.
Which of the following possesses both 5'-3' and 3'-5' exonuclease activity?
Kornberg enzyme
DNA polymerase III
Taq DNA polymerase
None of these
Answer: Option
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