Genetics: Analysis and Principles 5th Edition by Robert Brooker

Exercise 29

What enzymatic features of DNA polymerase prevent it from replicating one of the DNA strands at the ends of linear chromosomes Compared with DNA polymerase, how is telomerase different in its ability to synthesize a DNA strand What does telomerase use as its template for the synthesis of a DNA strand How does the use of this template result in a telomere sequence that is tandemly repetitive