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Uncommon card · Science
DNA ligase, an Uncommon card
DNA ligase is a type of enzyme that facilitates the joining of DNA strands together by catalyzing the formation of a phosphodiester bond.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 56
- Power
- 123
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 16,000
Power 123 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
DNA ligase quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the DNA ligase card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
DNA ligase is used in both DNA repair and DNA ______.
Answer
replication. DNA ligase is used in both DNA repair and DNA replication. From the DNA ligase article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Johann Friedrich Herbart. Johann Friedrich Herbart 73 · Max Perutz 70 · DNA ligase 67 · Rastislav of Moravia 64 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It plays a role in repairing single-strand breaks in duplex DNA in living organisms, but some forms may specifically repair double-strand breaks.
- Single-strand breaks are repaired by DNA ligase using the complementary strand of the double helix as a template, with DNA ligase creating the final phosphodiester bond to fully repair the DNA.
- DNA ligase is used in both DNA repair and DNA replication.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The DNA ligase article was read about 16,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 56: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get DNA ligase
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below DNA ligase in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Rastislav of MoraviaUncommon · History · ATK 64 DEF 59
- Thomas HughesUncommon · History · ATK 65 DEF 58
- AsteriornisUncommon · Nature · ATK 64 DEF 59
- Darren O'DayUncommon · Society · ATK 65 DEF 58
- French SpanielUncommon · Nature · ATK 62 DEF 61
- GallopUncommon · Society · ATK 69 DEF 54
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, DNA ligase (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Tom Ellenberger, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
