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Restarting Stalled Replication Forks
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2020
DNA replication is initiated at sites containing predefined DNA sequences known as origins of replication. DNA is unwound at these sites by the minichromosome maintenance (MCM) helicase and other factors such as Cdc45 and the associated GINS complex.The unwound single strands are protected by replication protein A (RPA) until DNA polymerase starts synthesizing DNA at the 5’ end of the strand in the same direction as the replication fork. To prevent the replication fork from falling apart, a...
02:37
Restarting Stalled Replication Forks
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2023
DNA replication is initiated at sites containing predefined DNA sequences known as origins of replication. DNA is unwound at these sites by the minichromosome maintenance (MCM) helicase and other factors such as Cdc45 and the associated GINS complex.The unwound single strands are protected by replication protein A (RPA) until DNA polymerase starts synthesizing DNA at the 5’ end of the strand in the same direction as the replication fork. To prevent the replication fork from falling apart, a...
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The DNA Replication Fork
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2020
An organism’s genome needs to be duplicated in an efficient and error-free manner for its growth and survival. The replication fork is a Y-shaped active region where two strands of DNA are separated and replicated continuously. The coupling of DNA unzipping and complementary strand synthesis is a characteristic feature of a replication fork. Organisms with small circular DNA, such as E. coli, often have a single origin of replication; therefore, they have only two replication forks, one in...
01:02
The DNA Replication Fork
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2023
An organism’s genome needs to be duplicated in an efficient and error-free manner for its growth and survival. The replication fork is a Y-shaped active region where two strands of DNA are separated and replicated continuously. The coupling of DNA unzipping and complementary strand synthesis is a characteristic feature of a replication fork. Organisms with small circular DNA, such as E. coli, often have a single origin of replication; therefore, they have only two replication forks, one in...
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Direct Restart of a Replication Fork Stalled by a Head-On RNA Polymerase
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2010
The fate of the replisome following a collision with a head-on RNA polymerase (RNAP) is unknown. We find that the replisome stalls upon collision with a head-on RNAP, but resumes elongation after displacing the RNAP from DNA. Mfd promotes replication restart by facilitating displacement of the RNAP after the collision.
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Each branch represents one possible outcome for a trait, so multiplying probabilities combines the required outcomes across traits. For example, a branch leading to one phenotype for the first trait and another phenotype for the second trait receives the product of those separate probabilities. This calculation produces the probability of that particular combined outcome.
The Forked Line Method is most appropriate when the traits assort independently, because the probability assigned to one trait can then be combined with the probability assigned to another. Under that condition, separate trait calculations remain distinct before they are joined. If alternative branches lead to the same final outcome, their probabilities must be added rather than treated as separate results.
Addition is used when more than one pathway produces the same phenotype or genotype. The method first calculates each pathway separately, then combines those mutually alternative routes to obtain the total probability for the shared outcome. This prevents equivalent outcomes from being overlooked when several inheritance combinations contribute to one predicted category.
Begin by separating the cross into individual traits and determine the possible genotype or phenotype probabilities for each one. Draw branches for those alternatives, then extend each branch through the remaining traits. Multiply probabilities along every complete branch. Finally, add probabilities from branches that produce the same final genotype or phenotype.
For a dihybrid cross, the method treats each of the two traits as a separate probability problem before combining them. This avoids filling a large Punnett square with every combined possibility. The resulting branches show how individual trait probabilities contribute to expected offspring categories, making the predicted ratio easier to organize and inspect.
It becomes especially useful as the number of traits increases, because a full Punnett square can become difficult to construct and interpret. Separate branches preserve the probability calculation for each trait while allowing combined outcomes to be assembled systematically. In biology, this supports predictions for complex crosses and helps analyze how inheritance patterns contribute to variation within populations.