DNA helicase: an enzymeplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigEnzyme: a macromolecule, usually a protein (but sometimes an RNA), that functions as a catalyst of some kind of biochemical reaction. usually involved in DNA replicationplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDNA replication: usually the process of starting with a dsDNA molecule and ending with two identical copies of that dsDNA molecule. In most cases, “replication” implies DNA replication.. Its main function is to unwind the two ssDNAplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSingle-stranded DNA (ssDNA): a polymerized chain of deoxyribonucleotides that is not paired with a complementary polymer. Usually formed by denaturing dsDNA with heat or other methods. strands of dsDNAplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDouble-stranded DNA (dsDNA): DNA that consists of two complementary strands of ssDNA paired together via hydrogen bonds between the nitrogenous bases G, A, T, and C..
glossary:dna_helicase
glossary/dna_helicase.txt · Last modified: 2024/08/30 18:07 by mike