DNA replication enzymes

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helicase

unwinds the DNA

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binding proteins

stabilizes the seperate strands

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RNA primase

adds a RNA primer to the template strand, signlas for DNA polymerse

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DNA polymerse III

binds nucleotides together to form a new strand

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DNA polymerse I

removes the RNA primer, verifies everything and inserts the correct base (security)

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ligase

joins okazaki fragments, the glue

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okazaki fragments

short segments of DNA (only on the lagging strand)