Learning Objectives for "DNA Replication in Prokaryotic Cells"

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

 

1. Briefly describe the process of DNA replication.

2. State why DNA can only be synthesized in a 5' to 3' direction.

3. State the function of the following enzymes in bacterial DNA replication:

a. DNA polymeraseIII
 b. DNA polymerase II
 c. DNA helicase
 d. primase
 e. DNA ligase

Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.

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Last updated: Feb., 2020
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