lecture 3.5-3.6

where do prokaryote’s circular chromosome begin to replicate

at its origin or ori site

how many replication forks are generation in prokaryotes?

2 replication forms

what direction is DNA replicated in prokaryotes

bidirectionally (outward in both directions)

what is the function of DNA polymerase in prokaryotes

to synthesize DNA at each fork with the help of replisome (complex of accessory proteins)

when do the two replication forks separate from the DNA

as the termination (ter) site is replicated

describe replisome movement within a dividing cell

DNA origin replicates and migrates

DNA replication continues bilaterally

DNA starts next round

Septum forms

Division into two cells

what step completes cell divison?

septationwa

what is septation

replication of the termination site that triggers growth of the septum

the septum grows inwards to constrict and seal off the two daughter cells

what is polar aging

the phenomenon that bacterial cell poles differ in origin and age

what two kinds of daughter cells do some bacteria generate

one stationary and the other mobile

how do bacteria divide

binary fission (Cell growth and DNA replication are coordinated)