Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Question:

Read the sentence and answer the questions 

The process of replication requires a set of catalyst (enzymes). The main enzyme is referred to as DNA dependent DNA Polymerase. E.Coli that has only 4.6x106 bp (compare it with human whose diploid content is 6.6x106 bp), completes the process of replication within 18 minutes, that means the average rate of polymerisation has to be approximately 2000 bp per second these polymerase also have catalyse the reaction with high degree of accuracy. Deoxyribonucleoside triphophates serve dual purposes. In addition to DNA dependent DNA polymerases, many additional enzymes are required to complete the process of
replication with high degree of accuracy. For long DNA molecules, since the two strands of DNA cannot be separated in its entire length ( due to very high energy requirement), the replication occur with in a small opening of the DNA helix, referred to as replication fork. The DNA-dependent DNA polymerase catalyse polymerisation only in one direction. that is 5'-3'. This creates some additional complications at the replicating fork. Consequently, on one strand (the template with polarity 3'—+5') the replication is continuous, which on the others (the template with polarity 5'—3}). it is the discontiuous. The non-continuously synthesized fragments are later joined by the enzyme DNA ligase.

The DNA dependent -DNA polymerase catalyse polymerisation in one direction only that is _______

Options:

5'-3' of DNA 

3'-5' of DNA 

5'-3' of RNA 

3'-5' of RNA 

Correct Answer:

5'-3' of DNA 

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) -5'-3' of DNA
For long DNA molecules, since the two strands of DNA cannot be separated in its entire length (due to very high energy requirement), the replication occur within a small opening of the DNA helix, referred to as replication fork. The DNA-dependent DNA polymerases catalyse polymerisation only in one direction, that is 5'→3'. This creates some additional complications at the replicating fork. Consequently, on one strand (the template with polarity 3'→5' ), the replication is continuous, while on the other (the template with polarity 5' →3' ), it is discontinuous. The discontinuously synthesised fragments are later joined by the enzyme DNA ligase.