Enzyme Functions

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DNA polymerase 1

replaces primer sequence with DNA nucleotides

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DNA polymerase 3 on leading strand

Adds nucleotides to strand 5’ to 3’

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DNA polymerase 3 on lagging strand

adds nucleotides in short fragments 5’ to 3’ called Okazaki fragments

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Helicase

Unwinds DNA double helix

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Topoisomerase

Reduces tension ahead of the replication fork

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Single stranded binding proteins

Stabilises unwound DNA strand

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Primase

Lays down RNA primers and allows for complementary DNA nucleotides to bind

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Aminoacyl tRNA synthesise 

Attaches the correct amino acid to the tRNA

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Peptidyl transferase

Forms the peptide bonds between amino acids growing on the polypeptide chain

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