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DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, so the first part of the name refers to something having to do with our genetic makeup. The ending -ase indicates that the substance is an enzyme, or a protein that quickens the speed of a reaction.
DNA polymerase is actually the enzyme that reads one DNA strand during replication and creates another strand that matches it.
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Principle enzyme involved in DNA replication?
DNA Polymerase.
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.
Is the enzyme that allows replication to occur DNA polymerase or RNA polymerase?
DNA polymerase replicated DNA. RNA polymerase creates mRNA to be used in protein synthesis. RNA polymerase does not replicated DNA.
What is the name of the enzyme that match the DNA bases?
DNA polymerase matches the bases on the parent strand.
What enzyme transcribes DNA?
The enzyme that transcribes the DNA into RNA is called RNA polymerase.
What enzyme elongates DNA?
DNA Polymerase III
Which molecule is active during the last step during DNA replication?
DNA ligase. Apex
What is the processof DNA polymerases add complementary nucleotides to each strand which results in the formation of two identical DNA molecules?
dna polymerase
What does DNA polymerase 1 do?
DNA polymerase 1 is involved in replication when proofreading and repairing of the DNA sequence as well as removal of RNA primers placed by primase so that DNA polymerase 3 can successfully attach the complementary strand of DNA
Why rna primer is used instead of dna primer?
There are basically two types of enzymes that can bind to DNA and copy it. The DNA polymerase and the RNA polymerase. The RNA polymerase, which copies DNA into RNA, will only bind to single stranded DNA, in other words areas of the DNA where the nitrogen bases holding the two strands of nucleotide units together have been separated. On the other hand the DNA polymerase that copies DNA into DNA will only bind to DNA that is double stranded. So in lies the dilemma. To make a copy of the DNA the DNA polymerase is use, but it will not bind to single stranded DNA so there is no way to make a DNA primer using aDNA polymerase, but the RNA polymerase will bind to single stranded DNA and there for can be used to make a small RNA primer on the open strands of DNA. Now the DNA polymerase has place that is double stranded and can attach and start copying the DNA.
What class of enzyme is DNA polymerase?
DNA polymerase is a catalyst, by catalyzing the synthesis of new DNA by adding nucleotides to a preexisting chain. There are several different DNA polymerases, but DNA polymerase I and DNA polymerase II play the major roles in DNA replication.
What enzyme Cuts out the RNA primer on the replicated DNA molecule and replaces it with the appropriate DNA nucleotides?
DNA polymerase :)
