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Compare and contrast the activity of a helicase with that of a topoisomerase in the context of DNA replication.
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Helicase is an enzyme that unwinds the double-stranded DNA, separating the two strands to allow for replication. Topoisomerase, on the other hand, alleviates the torsional strain that builds up ahead of the replication fork due to the unwinding of DNA. Show more…
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