How is the structure of DNA related to DNA replication?

Answer 1

The DNA structure shows important information on how DNA replication occurs. The pairing pattern of the nitrogen bases is the key to understanding how it occurs. The four nitrogen bases are adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine. Only adenine and thymine pair together and only guanine and cytosine pair together.

Answer 2

The information contained, or stored, within the linear sequence of nucleotides of the Dna, three nucleotide bases at a time, provides a 'surface-to-copy', or 'a template' to provide the exact duplicate; this is accomplished by a Fleet of Enzymes.

Answer 3

For a cell to replicate it needs to duplicate its genetic material so each of the new cells will have a full set of the genetic material.

The structure of DNA, composed of two strands with complementary base pairing, allows cells to do this easily. The two strands can separate, with each strand serving as a template to generate a new complementary strand. When this process is complete, you have two new, complete copies, each consisting of one template strand and one newly-synthesised strand.

Because the structure of DNA not only stores information but allows it to be copied efficiently, this greatly assists in the cell replication process.

Answer 4

Accurate replication occurs in DNA because it is able to replicate. DNA is made by pairs nucleotides and they break apart and then reform with the same pairs.

Answer 5

The hydrogen bonds between bases are weak enough that they can be broken so that one strand can be copied.

Answer 6

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