8 terms
Replication Diagram
Helicase
unwinds DNA
Ligase
Joins Okasaki fragments
Primase
creates RNA primer
DNA Polymerase
creates new DNA strands
leading strand
DNA created towards the replication fork
Lagging strand
DNA created away from the replication fork
Okasaki fragment
Short segment of DNA on lagging strand
RNA primer
Binding site for DNA polymerase