Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    During replication of a bacterial chromosome DNA synthesis starts from a replication origin site and

    A)  RNA primers are involved

    B)  is facilitated by telomerase

    C)  moves in one direction of the site

    D)  moves in bi-directional way

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    The events for initiation of DNA replication in prokaryotes may be classified into [a] pre-priming (occurring only at. the origin); [b] priming (recurring with the initiation of each okazaki fragment during elongation phase. Unwinding of DNA is followed by the synthesis of RNA primers by RNA primase.


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