KROK 1 Stomatology 2013 – Question 144 · KROK (Dentistry)

DNA replication occurs during the cell division when a signal is received from the cytoplasm, and a certain portion of the DNA helix is unwound and divided into two chains. The helix is unwound by the following enzyme:

  1. A. RNA polymerase
  2. B. Helicase
  3. C. Restrictase
  4. D. Ligase
  5. E. DNA polymerase
Hint

Ask which enzyme uses ATP to break the hydrogen bonds between complementary bases and open the replication fork.

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