IB Biology Sub-topic D1.1 Definitions

This page contains our IB Biology definitions for sub-topic D1.1. By learning each one of these definitions, you will fully cover the content for IB Biology 'Further DNA replication'.
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acetylation

The addition of an acetyl group to histone N-terminal tails prevents the nucleosome from packing together and loosens the H1 protein to allow for DNA replication or transcription

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lagging strand

The strand that has the replication fork running in the 3' to 5' direction and replication in the 5' to 3' direction

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leading strand

The strand that has the replication fork and replication both running in the 5' to 3' direction

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Sanger sequencing

A method of base sequencing that involves the use of ddNAs

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