Microbiology: Principles and Explorations 9th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-11874-316-4
ISBN 13: 978-1-11874-316-4

Chapter 7 - Microbial Genetics - Self Quiz - Page 210: 4

Answer

(c) Semiconservative replication (d) Anticodon (f) Translation (a) Replication fork (b) Transcription (e) Okazaki fragment

Work Step by Step

The following terms are described as: Semiconservative replication- Each chromosome consists of one strand of old (parental) DNA and one of newly synthesized DNA; Anticodon- Three bases that are complementary to a particular mRNA codon; Translation- Production of polypeptide chain from the RNA template; Replication fork- Point where the helix separates during DNA replication; Transcription- mRNA synthesized from a DNA template; Okazaki fragment- RNA-primed, short, discontinuously synthesized DNA fragment known as the lagging strand.
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