DNA replication

Question 1

list the steps of DNA replication

Answer 1

pair of templates: complimentary to each other
hydrogen bonds broken: strands unwind and separate
Each strand acts as a template: formation of companion s.
Results in two pairs of strands exactly alike

Question 2

list steps of replication of circular DNA

Answer 2

begins at a single origin
with two replication forks
proceeds bi-directionally around the circle

Question 3

what are replicons?

Answer 3

multiple replication units

Question 4

what is a pre-replication complex?

Answer 4

origin recognition complex (ORC), binds to a replication origin
minichromosome maintenance complex (MCM) contains enzymes