DNA cannot replicate de novo (i.e. there must be a free 3' OH group to attach nucleotides to)
Replication must go from 5' to 3'
The two strands of DNA are antiparallel
Complementary base pairing
Before replication can begin, the parent cell must undergo a period of growth and DNA must be duplicated during the S phase of the cell cycle. Additionally, the cell must ensure that all necessary molecules and enzymes required for replication are available.
The base pairing rules in DNA (A pairs with T, and C pairs with G) ensure that during replication, each strand serves as a template for the creation of a new complementary strand. This allows for accurate and efficient replication of the genetic information.
DNA replication begins in areas of DNA molecules are called origins of replication.
Prokaryotic DNA replication has a single origin of replication, leading to two replication forks. In contrast, eukaryotic DNA replication has multiple origins of replication, resulting in multiple replication forks forming along the DNA molecule.
DNA is copied during a process called DNA replication. This process occurs in the nucleus of a cell and involves making an exact copy of the original DNA molecule. DNA replication is essential for cell division and passing genetic information from one generation to the next.
DNA replication begins when the two sides of the DNA molecule unwind and seperate, like a zipper unzipping.
Before replication can begin, the parent cell must undergo a period of growth and DNA must be duplicated during the S phase of the cell cycle. Additionally, the cell must ensure that all necessary molecules and enzymes required for replication are available.
The base pairing rules in DNA (A pairs with T, and C pairs with G) ensure that during replication, each strand serves as a template for the creation of a new complementary strand. This allows for accurate and efficient replication of the genetic information.
DNA replication begins in areas of DNA molecules are called origins of replication.
Prokaryotic DNA replication has a single origin of replication, leading to two replication forks. In contrast, eukaryotic DNA replication has multiple origins of replication, resulting in multiple replication forks forming along the DNA molecule.
DNA is copied during a process called DNA replication. This process occurs in the nucleus of a cell and involves making an exact copy of the original DNA molecule. DNA replication is essential for cell division and passing genetic information from one generation to the next.
DNA replication
They must unwind part of the original DNA molecule.
The process by which a DNA molecule copies itself is called DNA replication. During this process, the double-stranded DNA molecule unwinds and separates into two complementary strands, and new nucleotides are added to each strand according to base pairing rules to form two identical DNA molecules.
DNA replication produces a copy of the DNA. At the same time the cell in which the DNA is to be found splits into two with a copy of the DNA in each. DNA replication is caused by cell replication during the process of mitosis.
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The strands produced have the same generic code