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Chapter 13: DNA Replication and the Cell Cycle

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Chapter 13: DNA Replication and the Cell Cycle

GENETICS/Cell Division/Mitosis-Cell Cycle/screen 4

Which of these statements are correct?

  1. The DNA is replicated during the first phase of mitosis.
  2. The replicated chromosomes line up along the midplane of the cell during metaphase.
  3. The separation of the sister chromatids occurs during telophase.
  4. The nuclear membrane reforms during telophase.

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GENETICS/DNA/DNA Structure/screen 3

The variability in the DNA molecules is a result of variation in the sugar phosphate bonds along the sides of the ladder. Is this statement true or false?

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GENETICS/DNA/DNA Structure/screen 6

The function of the histone proteins is to wrap around the DNA and protect it from being mutated by radiation. True or False?

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GENETICS/DNA/DNA replication/screen 2

DNA ligase is more important in the replication of the lagging strand than it is in the leading strand. Explain.

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