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DNA Replication

Author: Amanda Soderlind

Source: Video and Images Created by Amanda Soderlind

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Terms to Know
Base-Pair Substitution

A type of mutation in which the wrong nucleotide is paired with a base during the process of DNA replication. The effects can range from none at all to life threatening.

DNA Polymerases

An enzyme that assists in the process of DNA replication.

DNA Replication

The process of copying (replicating) DNA.

Gene Mutation

A change in the sequence of nucleotides in a gene.

Semiconservative Replication

When a stretch of double-stranded DNA is replicated into two copies, each copy contains one strand from the original copy, and one strand that is new. The new strands used the original strands as templates.