BIO BEYOND GENETIC REPLICATION FINAL PAPER 2026 STUDY GUIDE DETAILED ANSWERS READY

BIO BEYOND GENETIC REPLICATION FINAL
PAPER 2026 STUDY GUIDE DETAILED ANSWERS
READY

◉ Semi-conservative Model of Replication.
Answer: Posits that when a double helix replicates, each daughter
molecule will have one old strand (derived or "conserved" from the
parent molecule) and one newly made strand


◉ Conservative Model of Replication.
Answer: Posits that when a double helix replicates, two parent
strands rejoin


◉ Dispersive Model of Replication.
Answer: Posits that when a double helix replicates, each strand is a
mix of old and new


◉ Origins of replication.
Answer: The point where the two DNA strands are separated,
opening up a replication "bubble"


◉ Primase.

, Answer: Adds RNA primers to the DNA strand which triggers the
start of the DNA replication process


◉ Helicase.
Answer: "Unzips" or "unwinds" the DNA double helix strands
creating replication forks


◉ DNA Polymerases.
Answer: Adds the complementary DNA nucleotides to the template
strand in the 5' to 3' direction


◉ Anti-parallel.
Answer: The fact that the two strands of the double helix run in
opposite directions, parallel but in reverse, with one oriented in a 5′
to 3′ (leading) direction and the other in a 3′ to 5′ direction (lagging)


◉ Nucleases (Endo and Exo).
Answer: Remove RNA primers


◉ Ligase.
Answer: "Seals" the template and complementary strands together


◉ Single-strand binding (SSB) proteins.