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pol 1 - exonuclease activity

pol 2 - dna repair

pol 3 - primary replication enzyme

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What chemical is an enzyme that add nucleotides to a new strand of DNA during replication?

DNA Polymerase is the enzyme which adds new nucleotides during replication.


The enzyme that attaches nucleotides thgether by forming phosphdiester bonds between sugar and phosphate molecules during DNA repliccation is known as?

DNA polymerase is the enzyme responsible for attaching nucleotides together by forming phosphodiester bonds during DNA replication.


What enzyme attaches and adds the matching nucleotides?

DNA Polymerase III adds nucleotides during DNA replication. DNA Polymerase I also adds nucleotides (to a lesser extent). DNA Pol I is responsible for replacing the primers with dNTPs, these sections are then joined to the rest by DNA Ligase.


What is the difference between the Helicase and DNA polymerase enzme?

The helicase in a way unzipps the wound DNA. DNA Polymerase then matches the nucleotide bases with free floating one so that A matches with T (or in RNA U) and G matches with C. Creating two new strands of DNA and completing DNA replication.


What are the elements of DNA polymerase?

DNA polymerase III (not DNA polymerase) is an enzyme that works in association with other enzymes during the replication of a DNA molecule. DNA replication begins when the enzyme, known as helicase unwinds a DNA strand. Helicase unwinds a DNA strand, thus, in the process, separating the two DNA templates. The result of the unwinding of the DNA molecule is the formation of a replication bubble. Once a DNA molecule is unwound, it is not stable. The DNA molecule is untwisted, broken and rearranged by an enzyme called topoisomerase in order to create stability at the ends of a replication bubble. In addition, the DNA replication bubble is further stabilized by a group of protein complexes known as single strand binding proteins.Once the DNA molecule is unwound and stabilized, an enzyme called primase assembles an RNA sequence that is complementary to the adjacent DNA template. The purpose of this initial RNA sequence is to provide a point at which DNA polymerase III can start to add nucleotides to the corresponding DNA template. Unlike RNA polymerase, DNA polymerase III requires an RNA sequence, which is known as a primer. DNA polymerase III can attach a nucleotide only to the 3 prime end of an existing nucleotide sequence. Once a primer is assembled by primase, DNA polymerase III begins its work of adding nucleotides to the 3 prime end of the primer.It is important to note that replication proceeds in two directions, since a DNA replication bubble consists of two DNA templates. Since DNA polymerase III proceeds in the three prime to 5 prime direction at one DNA template, it also has to proceed in the 3 prime to 5 prime direction on the other DNA template. Since the template run in opposite directions, the second template will consist of multiple primers and thus short segments of DNA. These short segments of DNA are known as Okazaki fragments. The Okazaki fragments are created by DNA polymerase three since it is only able to proceed in the 3 prime to 5 prime direction.After DNA polymerase III completes its work, DNA polymerase I begins to replace the RNA nucleotides of the primers with DNA nucleotides. Once DNA polymerase I replaces the RNA nucleotides with DNA nucleotides, DNA ligase joins the Okazaki fragments together and the result is a new DNA template.

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What is the difference between DNA polymerase III and DNA polymerase I?

pol 1 - exonuclease activity pol 2 - dna repair pol 3 - primary replication enzyme


What is the name of the two enzymes that help in the duplication of DNA?

More than two enzymes are involved. However, the main ones are DNA Polymerase I and DNA Polymerase III. DNA Polymerase III adds new nucleotides and DNA Polymerase I removes primers.


What chemical is an enzyme that add nucleotides to a new strand of DNA during replication?

DNA Polymerase is the enzyme which adds new nucleotides during replication.


Which enzyme is responsible for facilitating the hydrogen bonding between nucleotides in a new molecule?

the DNA polymerase III


What specific component does DNA polymerase III require in order to function correctly?

DNA polymerase III requires a primer, which is a short piece of RNA or DNA, in order to function correctly.


What enzyme transcribes DNA?

The enzyme that transcribes the DNA into RNA is called RNA polymerase.


What enzyme elongates DNA?

DNA polymerase is the main enzyme responsible for elongating DNA strands during DNA replication. It catalyzes the addition of nucleotides to the growing strand in a 5' to 3' direction.


How does DNA polymerase III add nucleotides during the process of DNA replication?

DNA polymerase III adds nucleotides during DNA replication by attaching them to the growing DNA strand in a specific order that matches the complementary bases on the template strand. This enzyme catalyzes the formation of phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotides, creating a new strand of DNA that is identical to the original template strand.


The enzyme that attaches nucleotides thgether by forming phosphdiester bonds between sugar and phosphate molecules during DNA repliccation is known as?

DNA polymerase is the enzyme responsible for attaching nucleotides together by forming phosphodiester bonds during DNA replication.


Which enzyme is used in the synthesis of new copies of DNA?

In humans, many enzymes are involved in DNA replication. Among them are: DNA polymerase I DNA polymerase III Ligase Primase Helicase DNA polymerase I and III perform the bulk of the actual reproduction--their job is to add nucleotides to the growing strands. The others perform specialized functions and are essential to the process.


What enzyme attaches and adds the matching nucleotides?

DNA Polymerase III adds nucleotides during DNA replication. DNA Polymerase I also adds nucleotides (to a lesser extent). DNA Pol I is responsible for replacing the primers with dNTPs, these sections are then joined to the rest by DNA Ligase.


What are the four enzymes involved in DNA replication and repair?

The four enzymes involved in DNA replication and repair are DNA polymerase, DNA helicase, DNA ligase, and DNA primase. DNA polymerase synthesizes new DNA strands, DNA helicase unwinds the double helix, DNA ligase joins the Okazaki fragments on the lagging strand, and DNA primase synthesizes RNA primers for DNA polymerase to begin replication.