dna replication
n=5
The Dna Is Like A Train Track...
a: Dna replication ~
b: a train track
What: "The DNA is like a train track
that gets pulled apart by
the train."
Useful?
Writer: Dr. Barry Starr
LCC: QD
Where:
Date: Sep 21 2011 9:01 PM
# 1345 Critique Analogy
Telephone As Mutating Dna
a: Dna replication ~
b: telephone-game
What: "dna replication is like that game "telephone." one person starts by reciting a sentence to another person #2, in a whisper so no one else can hear. person #2 repeats the sentence to person #3, #3 to #4, and so on. when the final person is told the sentence, he/she says it out loud in order to compare with the original. (of course, all intermediate people get to hear what their sentence turned into.)" The concept alluded to here is mutation. Replication errors can occur and lead to mutations the way a sentence mutates during a game of telephone.
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Feb 12 2012 11:44 AM
# 1696 Critique Analogy
The Telomere Shield
a: Dna replication ~
b: a battle
What: "Telomeres are like shields and DNA replication is like a battle. Just think about it, what would happen if you were fighting in a battle without a shield? If there is an absence of telomeres, sections of DNA and sections of genes would be gone during replication. "
Useful?
Writer: Emily Fu-Sum
LCC:
Where:
Date: Feb 12 2012 11:49 AM
# 1697 Critique Analogy
Leader And Lagging Strands.....
a: Dna replication lagging strand ~
b: driving down a street with a stop sign every 5 ft
What: "There are two types of strands DNA polymerase replicates. There are the leading strands and lagging strands. The leading strand is replicated smoothly, while the lagging strand is like driving down a street with a stop sign every five feet. The lagging strand must be replicated in small single strands, while DNA ligase combines the stand together." The article is a fairly clear and creative description of DNA replication.
Useful?
Writer: Kelsey
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 9 2013 7:54 PM
# 3054 Critique Analogy
a: Dna replication leading strand ~
b: zipper
What: "That leading strand is like a zipper, it is always replicating. The lagging strand is kind of like lego pieces being connected. Since The leading strand blocks part of the lagging strand, the lagging strand has less nucleotides than a leading strand, making it shorter."
Useful?
Writer: carney
LCC:
Where:
Date: May 9 2013 7:58 PM
# 3055 Critique Analogy
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