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503 DNA Replication
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| replicate - | to copy |
| DNA replication - | the process of making a copy of DNA |
| steps in DNA replication - | the strands are separated new complementary strands are synthesized |
| DNA helicase - | An enzyme that unwinds the DNA double helix during DNA replication |
| free nucleotides - | nucleotides that have not been joined together to form a DNA or RNA strand they are available in the cell to be used by DNA polymerase |
| DNA polymerase - | the enzymes that creates new complementary strands of DNA during DNA replication |
| semiconservative - | refers to the fact that following DNA replication, each new molecule contains one new strand and one old strand |