BIOL 114
Biology Dept
Kenyon College

DNA Replication Quiz 

2.  What happens to the DNA molecule?
  It unwinds.
  It winds more tightly.

3.  Can DNA replication start anywhere?
  Yes.
  Only at an origin site (ori).

4.  What happens to the single-stranded DNA?
  It gets cut by enzymes.
  It gets protected by single-strand DNA binding proteins.

5.  The helicase binds at:
  A replicating fork (two are generated by each ori site).
  All the single-stranded DNA.