Q.a) Identify the figure given below
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Step 1. (a) The figure referred to is a standard DNA double helix diagram -- two antiparallel polynucleotide strands wound around each other and held together by complementary base pairing (A-T, G-C), the resting, unreplicated structure of DNA.
Step 2. (b) Redrawn as a replicating fork, the helix is shown partially unwound at one end into a Y shape: the two parental strands separate and splay apart, with each one now shown as a single strand serving as a template for a new, complementary daughter strand being synthesised alongside it.
Step 3. (c) The energy for unwinding and replication comes from the hydrolysis of high-energy phosphate bonds, chiefly ATP (and the deoxynucleotide triphosphates used as replication's own substrate, which also supply polymerisation energy); the enzyme chiefly responsible for unwinding the helix at the fork is DNA helicase, assisted by topoisomerase, which relieves the resulting torsional strain. …
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