A level Biology (Nucleic acids, DNA, ATP and Water) Flashcards on Semi conservative DNA replication, created by Irene Binil on 02/11/2017.
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Semi Conservative DNA Replication
The enzyme DNA helicase attaches and moves along the DNA molecule, unwinding the DNA and breaking hydrogen bonds between complementary bases.
Each strands act as a template. new individual DNA nucleotides are attracted to exposed complementary bases on template strand and base pairings occurs (A-T and C-G)
Semi conservative replication ensures that each new DNA molecule contains an original and a new strand and is identical to the original DNA.
