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What is the role of DNA Polymerase and when during the cell life cycle is it most active?
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∙ 13y ago
during cell division /.....IM POSITIVE
The person who wrote the above answer is actually very wrong. Though they claim to be "POSITIVE" their self assurance is not worth much when they don't know what they are talking about. DNA Polymerase's role is in DNA replication. DNA Polymerase is an enzyme that essentially "reads" an intact DNA strand as a template and uses it to synthesize the new strand. This process copies a piece of DNA. The newly-polymerized molecule is complementary to the template strand and identical to the template's original partner strand. This process occurs mostly in S Phase of the cell cycle. During S Phase DNA and centrosomes are replicated in order to provide the cell with duplicates needed to divide in mitosis. DNA Polymerase is not really used in mitosis, as the previous respondent said, rather it is used during S Phase to copy and duplicate the DNA of a cell.
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What develops in to a organism during cell cycle?
a fertilized cell develops into a organism during the cell cycle
What stage of the cell cycle is the stage of the cell cycle during which the nucleus didvides?
During Mitosis
When does the cell grow in size during the cell cycle?
it gets bigger
What cell would form a cycle plate during the cell cycle?
plant cells
During what phase of the cell cycle does the cell prepare for mitosis?
How
Regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo?
THE CELL CYCLE.
Enzyme that adds nucleotides to exposed nitrogen bases?
The enzyme that adds nuclleotides to exposed nitrogen bases is DNA polymerase. This is how DNA can be replicated or repeated in the cell cycle.
When does DNA replicate during the cell cycle?
During synthesis stage of the cell cycle
What develops in to a organism during cell cycle?
a fertilized cell develops into a organism during the cell cycle
What stage of the cell cycle is the stage of the cell cycle during which the nucleus didvides?
During Mitosis
When during the cell cycle are chromosome visible?
During Prophase
When does the cell grow in size during the cell cycle?
it gets bigger
What cell would form a cycle plate during the cell cycle?
plant cells
Which of the following is a protein synthesized at specific times during the cell cycle that associates with a kinase to form a catalytically active complex?
cdk
What checks for cell damage during the Cell Cycle?
During the cell cycle CDK and Cyclin check for cell damage and oversized cells.
What process brings food into the cell during active transport?
The process that brings food into the cell during active transport is endocytosis.
What happens during the a stage of the cell cycle?
Synthesis of DNA and many other cell organells take place during S-phase of cell cycle.
