Note, possible conception could be anytime between about one and five days after sex, depending on when you had sex in your fertile window in relation to ovulation. This is because sperm can live in the female reproductive tract for up to five days and the egg can survive for about 12-24 hours after ovulation.
What enzyme unwinds DNA? A: The powerful enzyme DNA helicase unwinds the double strands of DNA by breaking the bonds between each of the complementary bases. These bases are held together by strong hydrogen bonds, but in breaking these, DNA helicase creates two single-stranded DNA molecules. Continue Reading.
DNA helicase is an enzyme that unwinds the DNA double helix by breaking the hydrogen bonds between the complementary bases. It's easy to remember the name because it has part of the word helix in it. You can imagine it sort of as a wedge that forces apart the two strands, just like the slider on a zipper wedges apart the two long rows of teeth.