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DNA is not copied during mitosis. It is copied in the portion of the cell cycle prior to mitosis during the S phase of interphase and is called DNA Replication.

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Can DNA be copied in mitosis?

DNA is not copied during mitosis . Mitosis is meant for division of cell and DNA is divided in two daughter cells .


When and where is DNA copied and separated?

Mitosis


What is copied before mitosis begins?

DNA, the genetic material, of course. Also mitochondria and chloroplasts need to divide. This is the process of mitosis where two daughter cells are produced and both will need the complete complement of genetic material; DNA.


In mitosis how many times is the DNA copied?

In both mitosis and meiosis DNA replication only occurs once, during Interphase and Interphase 1, for mitosis and meiosis, respectively.


When do chromosomes (DNA) replicate?

mitosis is the process by which the DNA of a cell is copied, so chromosomes replicated throughout the process


Is DNA copied exactly when new chromosomes form during mitosis?

The DNA sequence of the cell is not supposed to change during mitosis. There are actually "proof reading" and corrective enzymes to check for errors and correct them. However, sometimes a change does occur, and that change is called a mutation. Depending on which gene is affected, a mutation can have no effect or a devastating, life threatening effect, such as cancer.


What diagram models replication in which DNA is copied before mitosis occurs?

The diagram that models replication in which DNA is copied before mitosis occurs is called the semi-conservative replication model. In this model, each strand of the original DNA molecule serves as a template for the synthesis of a new complementary strand. This results in two identical DNA molecules, each one containing one original strand and one newly synthesized strand.


During which phase of the cell cycle OS DNA copied?

DNA is copied during the S phase of the cell cycle. This is when cells undergo DNA replication in preparation for cell division.


What is DNA replication and what is its function?

DNA replication is the process in which the DNA is copied prior to mitosis. It's purpose is to prepare the cell for mitosis, which is the division of the nucleus into two identical daughter nuclei, usually followed by cytokinesis, the division of the cytoplasm.


How DNA copied in the S-Phase of Cellular Division?

DNA is copied in the S-Phase of cellular division through a process known as mitosis. It does so by duplicating each chromosome in anticiaption of cell division.


What roles do chromosomes play in organisms?

They contain genetic information and is a form of DNA. It is copied during mitosis and meiosis.


When DNA is copied the process is called what?

mRNA does not copy DNA, intead, mRNA is copied FROM DNR. The process is call translation.