DNA polymerase III could add bases in the 3'-5' direction in E. coli there would be no need for what?
Okazaki fragments, DNA ligase, gyrase aka topoisomerase, or Klenow fragments
2007-03-15 17:01:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
okazaki fragments.
2007-03-16 15:49:24 · answer #1 · answered by wesnaw1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There would be no Okazaki fragments, thus there would be no need of:
*DNA ligase* to join them
2007-03-15 17:09:15 · answer #2 · answered by abby j 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okasaki fragments.
this is because those are used to prime dna replication on the lagging strand little pieces at a time while the leading strand is replicated in 1 continuous motion. if pol3 could go 3'-5' both strands would be leading strands and no need for repeat priming with okasaki fragments
there would still be a need for dna ligase because dna ligase is also used during dna repair.
2007-03-15 17:07:38 · answer #3 · answered by john 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋