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Replication of DNA <= thank you to our first charter member of the tautology club...

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the question is very wide in scope.

from a cellular perspective, the replication of DNA is the process by which cells transfer their genetic material from one generation to another.

on a slightly smaller scale, the replication of DNA is a process by which the internal mechanisms of cells match the component pieces of DNA (called nucleotides) together in rapid succession. the matching process takes place after specialized proteins in the cell bind to a strand of DNA and split the two strands of the DNA molecule. different specialized proteins match the component nucleotides as the proteins move down the strand of DNA and edit mistakes if any are made.

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