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Match the component of the bacterial primosome or replisome with its function. Three definitions will not be used.

Medications given to clam or soothe are known as _____.

Match the guideline or rule to the term.

Find the answer for “X” in the following matching items.

The physician orders an antibiotic to be given to a patient before surgery.  What medical term is used for this type of dosing ?

Which medication is an opioid antagonist used in the treatment of opioid overdoses and in the delivery room and newborn nursery for opiate-induced respiratory depression?

Select all correct statements about septum formation in bacteria.

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Briefly explain why the lagging strand must be synthesized discontinuously. Your answer should be fewer than 40 words (a concise correct answer could be as few as ~15 words). 

In gram-negative bacteria like E. coli, all cells secrete baseline levels of acyl homoserine lactone (AHL), which is bound in cells by  the LuxR receptor, which activates target genes that negatively regulate growth and reproduction. Why is this advantageous?