Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Bollard. A bollard is a short vertical post. Originally it meant a post used on a ship or a quay, principally for mooring. The word now also describes a variety of structures to control or direct road traffic, such as posts arranged in a line to obstruct the passage of motor vehicles.
Which of the following events occurs directly after a DNA molecule is unzipped? A. Mismatched nucleotide bases are identified and replaced. B. Free-floating nucleotides pair up with exposed bases.hich of the following events occurs directly after a DNA molecule is unzipped? A. Mismatched nucleotide bases are identified and replaced. B. Free-floating nucleotides pair up with exposed bases.
The initiation of DNA replication occurs in two steps. First, a so-called initiator protein unwinds a short stretch of the DNA double helix. Then, a protein known as helicase attaches to and breaks apart the hydrogen bonds between the bases on the DNA strands, thereby pulling apart the two strands.