Introduction to DNA Replication definitions Flashcards

A process where parental DNA strands separate and serve as templates for new complementary strands.

An enzyme that relieves DNA supercoiling by cutting and rejoining DNA strands.

An enzyme that unwinds the DNA double helix by breaking hydrogen bonds at the replication fork.

Proteins that stabilize unwound DNA strands and prevent reannealing and degradation.

An enzyme that synthesizes RNA primers to provide a starting point for DNA synthesis.

An enzyme responsible for synthesizing new DNA strands using old strands as templates.

An enzyme that joins Okazaki fragments on the lagging strand by forming covalent bonds.

Specific DNA sequences where replication begins, with one origin in prokaryotes and multiple in eukaryotes.

Y-shaped regions where DNA is unwound and replication occurs bidirectionally.

Short DNA segments synthesized on the lagging strand during replication.

The over-winding of DNA that can inhibit replication, relieved by topoisomerase.

An unwound region of DNA where replication forks are present and DNA synthesis occurs.

Short RNA sequences synthesized by primase to initiate DNA synthesis.

DNA replication that proceeds in both directions from the origin at replication forks.

A type of topoisomerase in prokaryotes that alleviates supercoiling ahead of the replication fork.