Helicase

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A helicase is an enzyme which aids the unwinding of the double helix during DNA replication. It hydrolyzes ATP in order to drive the unwinding of the double strand.

There are usually several different types of helicases which are specialised for different roles such as repair replication and recombination.[1]


References

  1. ↑ Genetics-Analysis of genes and genomes p.204
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