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Leading strand

Leading strand

The dna strand that is synthesised continuously during replication

Compare: lagging strand.


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DNA replication

Your list is correct, but only for the lagging strand. For the leading strand, things are simpler: no Okazaki fragments are required and the elongation of the new ...

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by MrMistery
Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:54 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: DNA replication
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Views: 999

HELP ME PLEASE ......!!

... e. A, B and C 36. True or False ' The bacterial chromosome is a doube stranded linear molecule" T or F False – most (all?) have circular chromosomes ... polymerase jois nucleotides in the 3 ---->5 direction only b. the leading strand of DNA is made continous;y c. the lagging strand of DNA ...

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by BCH04
Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:15 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HELP ME PLEASE ......!!
Replies: 12
Views: 4138

HELP ME PLEASE ......!!

... e. A, B and C 36. True or False ' The bacterial chromosome is a doube stranded linear molecule" T or F False – most (all?) have circular chromosomes ... polymerase jois nucleotides in the 3 ---->5 direction only b. the leading strand of DNA is made continous;y c. the lagging strand of DNA ...

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by blcr11
Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:58 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HELP ME PLEASE ......!!
Replies: 12
Views: 4138

HELP ME PLEASE ......!!

... e. A, B and C 36. True or False ' The bacterial chromosome is a doube stranded linear molecule" T or F 37.Before replication takes place in ... polymerase jois nucleotides in the 3 ---->5 direction only b. the leading strand of DNA is made continous;y c. the lagging strand of DNA is ...

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by BCH04
Sun Jun 17, 2007 6:41 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HELP ME PLEASE ......!!
Replies: 12
Views: 4138

DNA, RNA, Amino Acids...oh my!

... has 3' to 5' exonuclease activity that proofreads the daughter strand in the 3' to 5' direction (that is to say, DNA polymerase backpedals). ... (HNPCC) where one of these mismatch repair genes is mutated leading to a drastic increase in the likelihood of cancer due to a buildup ...

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by dae
Sat May 06, 2006 1:51 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: DNA, RNA, Amino Acids...oh my!
Replies: 3
Views: 1066
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