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Launch ↗ DNA Replication Simulator
Before a cell divides it must copy its entire genome, and a team of enzymes does the work: unwinding the helix, separating the strands, laying down primers and adding matching nucleotides. Because the two strands run in opposite directions, one is copied continuously and the other in short pieces. Here you run that process enzyme by enzyme.
Launch InteractiveTopics covered
- DNA replication
- Replication enzymes
- Leading and lagging strands
- Okazaki fragments
- Complementary base pairing
- Enzyme reaction conditions
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