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The document summarizes key aspects of DNA replication: 1. DNA replication is semiconservative - each parental strand serves as a template for one new strand, resulting in two double helices with one old and one new strand each. 2. Replication is bidirectional and initiated at origins of replication by initiator proteins. Replication forks move in opposite directions, unwinding the DNA helix. 3. RNA primers are needed for DNA polymerase to begin synthesizing new DNA strands. Primase synthesizes the pri
- Author
- Asish Geiorge
- Language
- EN