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Multiple-choice Quiz



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Question 1.
Why is an RNA primer considered essential during DNA synthesis by DNA polymerase III?

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Question 2.
Which molecule serves to destabilize the DNA helix in order to open it up, creating a replication fork?

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Question 3.
In vivo synthesis of DNA is __________.

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Question 4.
The discovery of Okazaki fragments suggested that DNA synthesis is __________.

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Question 5.
In the Meselson-Stahl experiment, which mode of replication can be eliminated based on data derived after one generation of replication?

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Question 6.
Assume that in the following cross, d+ x e+, the only gametes formed consist of de alleles. This may be due to a phenomenon called __________.

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Question 7.
Telomeres have all of the following properties or characteristics except __________.

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Question 8.
All of the following are differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic DNA replication except __________.

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