DNA Replication Quiz

Name: Taahira

1. What are the three parts that make a nucleotide?

2. What would be the complementary DNA strand be given the

following template strand of DNA. Make sure you write clearly.

G-T-A-T-T-T-G-T-A
C - A - T - A - A - A - C -A - T

3. What is the function of DNA?

- DNA provides the instructions needed to help an organism
develop, live and reproduce
- It stores all the genetic information

4. What job does helicase perform?

- Helicases are enzymes that bind and sometimes remodel nucleic
acid or nucleic acid protein complexes.

5. BONUS: Why are Okazaki fragments only found on the lagging

strand of the new DNA?