dna replication begins bidirectionally or unidirectionally on a chromosome.
where does dna replication begin on a chromosome?
bidirectionally or unidirectionally
Na
Na
when the first archaeal genome, "methanococcus jannaschii", had been sequenced completely in 1996, it was found that the genes in the genome of "methanococcus jannaschii" involved in dna replication, transcription, and translation were more related to their counterparts in eukaryotes than to those in other prokaryotes. in 2001, the first genome sequence of "sulfolobus", "sulfolobus solfataricus" p2, was published. in p2's genome, the genes related to chromosome replication were likewise found to be more related to those in eukaryotes. these genes include dna polymerase, primase (including two subunits), mcm, cdc6/orc1, rpa, rpc, and pcna. in 2004, the origins of dna replication of "sulfolobus solfataricus" and "sulfolobus acidocaldarius" were identified. it showed that both species contained two origins in their genome. this was the first time that more than a single origin of dna replication had been shown to be used in a prokaryotic cell. the mechanism of dna replication in archaea is evolutionary conserved, and similar to that of eukaryotes. "sulfolobus" is now used as a model to study the molecular mechanisms of dna replication in archaea. and because the system of dna replication in archaea is much simpler than that in eukaryota, it was suggested that archaea could be used as a model to study the much more complex dna replication in eukaryota.
sulfolobus