How DNA Replicates
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How DNA Replicates
Advanced~18 min14 steps
Two strands, one template each, and an enzyme that can only ever build in one direction.
You’ll learn
- Explain why base pairing makes DNA self-templating
- Describe the role of each enzyme at the replication fork
- Explain why one strand is built continuously and the other in fragments
- Relate replication fidelity to mutation rates
- Explain how many origins let a genome be copied in hours
- Describe how Meselson and Stahl proved replication is semi-conservative