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We discussed a number of different enzymes that function in DNA replication.  For each function, match the name of the enzyme that performs the function.

During splicing of precursor mRNAs in mammalian cells, the first RNA cleavage step involves:

Resting B cells are stimulated to become plasma cells and secrete antibodies by

You wish to amplify the above DNA sequence in a PCR reaction. For the following primers, indicate True if it could be able to successfully amplify the sequence above (with an appropriate second primer), and False if it would not amplify the indicated sequence. 5′ AGTCGGTAACTT 3′

Which of the following plays an important role in several DNA repair mechanisms?

Self-splicing introns

For each of the following polymerases, state what it uses as a primer. Choose from the terms below. E. coli DNA polymerase III – uses [1] as primer Telomerase – uses [2] as primer Reverse transcriptase – uses [3] as primer   Choose from those terms:  DNA, RNA, tRNA, mRNA You can use one term more than once.  Please watch your spelling!

The following enzymes are actually RNA molecules with catalytic (enzymatic) activity: Endonuclease RNase P (tRNA processing)

What prevents joining of a V region to another V region during VDJ recombination?

Which of the following statements about nucleotides are true and which are false?    In DNA, the bases are connected to the backbone by glycosidic bonds