(Solved): 7. While genetically engineered, individuals such as Khan Noonien Singh still follow normal DNA rep ...

7. While genetically engineered, individuals such as Khan Noonien Singh still follow normal DNA replication processes. With regards to DNA replication, in what order do the following proteins act? (a) primase (b) DNA polymerase I (c) DNA polymerase III (d) DNA ligase (e) helicase (f) single-stranded binding protein 8. Cave-rats (like mice) can be a small, yet nutritious and sustaining food source for the humanoids on Hur-q in the Gamma Quadrant. The approximate average molecular weight of a base pair is 660 Daltons. The molecular weight of cave-rat DNA (in a $$2\mathrm{n}$$ cell at $$\mathrm{G}1$$ of interphase) is approximately $$1.50\times 10^{12}$$ Daltons. How many base pairs are in: (a) a cave-rat primary spermatocyte? (b) a cave-rat secondary spermatocyte? (c) a cave-rat spermatid? (d) a cave-rat spermatozoan (sperm cell)? 9. In Escherichia spockii (a theoretical bacterium closely related to E. coli), the replication fork moves forward at 500 base pairs per second. How fast is the DNA ahead of the fork rotating in rotations per minute (RPM)? (Hint: How many bases pairs per turn are in biologically active DNA?)