What Is Unlikely to Happen If the Sliding Clamp Is

question 27

Multiple Choice

What is unlikely to happen if the sliding clamp is nonfunctional?

• A) The overall rate of DNA synthesis is low.
• B) The DNA polymerase and the template strand of DNA are not properly anchored together.
• C) The DNA polymerase detaches from the DNA after only a few polymerizations.
• D) Many thousands of polymerizations occur before the DNA polymerase detaches.
• E) The rate of DNA replication is low.

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Definitions:

Alkyl Groups

Hydrocarbon groups derived from alkanes by removing one hydrogen atom, often represented generically as R-, and used as substituents in organic chemistry.

Electron Donors

Atoms, molecules, or ions that provide electrons to other atoms, molecules, or ions during chemical reactions, often resulting in the reduction of the latter.

Alkylamine

A compound resulting from the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms of ammonia (NH3) with alkyl groups.

α-Carbon

The first carbon atom attached directly to a functional group in an organic molecule.