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BIO 311C Final Exam
Some prep for Sathasivan's UT-Austin spring 07 final...
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
05/09/2007

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Topoisomerase I
Definition
relaxes the supercoiled DNA
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Helicase
Definition
Unwinds the double helix into single-stranded DNA
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Helicase
Definition
Unwinds the double helix into single-stranded DNA
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SSB
Definition
single-stranded DNA binding protein, stabilizes the ssDNA
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Primase
Definition
synthesizes RNA primers
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DNA polymerase I
Definition
erases DNA primers and fills in the gaps
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DNA polymerase III Holoenzyme
Definition
DNA replication proofreading and repair
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DNA ligase
Definition
Covalently joins free 3' and 5' ends of two DNA strands
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DNA gyrase
Definition
introduces supercoiling in DNA
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A-DNA
Definition
dehydrated form, turns right
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B-DNA
Definition
most common form of cellular DNA, turns right
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Z-DNA
Definition
short oligonucleotides (GCGCGC), turns LEFT
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