Eukaryotic replicons are 40 to 100 kb in length and individual replicons are activated at characteristic times during S phase.

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The priming end can be provided by an RNA primer, a nick in DNA, or a priming protein.

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The priming end can be provided by an RNA primer, a nick in DNA, or a priming protein.

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For DNA replication, a special RNA polymerase called a primase synthesizes an RNA chain that provides the priming end.

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Priming of replication on double-stranded DNA always requires a replicase, SSB, and primase.

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DnaB is the helicase that unwinds DNA for replication in E.coli.

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DNA polymerases cannot initiate DNA synthesis on duplex or single-stranded DNA without a primer.