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Solutions For An Introduction to Genetic Analysis Chapter 7 Problem 25P

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b.

The segment of DNA when the enzyme DNA polymerase is half way along the segment is as follows:

C CTGACTGACAGTC - Leading strand

A G GACTGACTGTCAG

5’ – ATTCGTACGATCG

3’ – TAAGCATGCTAGC

C

G CUGACUGACAGUC - RNA primer for Okazaki

GACTGACTGTCAG fragment

c.

The two complete daughter strands are as follows:

5’ – ATTCGTACGATCGACTGACTGACAGTC – 3’

3’ – TAAGCATGCTAGCTGACTGACTGTCAT – 5’

5’ – ATTCGTACGATCGACTGACTGACAGTC – 3’

3’ – TAAGCATGCTAGCTGACTGACTGTCAG – 5’

d.

Yes. It shows the proceedings of replication happening at one of the replication fork.

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