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Replication fork

Replication fork

A Y-shaped region in a chromosome that serves as the growing site for dna replication.


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How do they do it?

Briefly, what comes to DNA and replication (E. coli as an example model): there are several enzymes involved in the ... on the strand. Next, other enzyme components form the replication fork. Several helicases and topoisomerases are involved here. Only after this DNA polymerase ...

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by biohazard
Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:16 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: How do they do it?
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3 stages of DNA replication

Initiation (starting point of replication) --> Elongation (of new DNA at replication fork) --> Termination

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by honee_v
Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:02 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: 3 stages of DNA replication
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bidimensional electrophoresis

... had to do with electrophoresis of Replicating DNA (at an origin of replication/replication fork). During the first electrophoresis, the DNA fragments (Forks) were run through a gel that ...

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by LilKim
Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:32 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: bidimensional electrophoresis
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Views: 691

i can help u

... and synthesis of two new strands by complementary base pairing. Replication begins at a specific site in the DNA called the origin of replication. ... another at the origin of replication to form two "Y"-shaped replication fork .These replication forks are the actual site of DNA copying. Helix ...

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by ginny
Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:08 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Hydrogen bonds
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