DNA Replication

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  • In Eukaryotic cells, DNA Replication occurs in the nucleus
  • In prokaryotic cells, DNA Replication occurs in cytoplasm
  • DNA Replication happens in numerous places
  • Steps of DNA Replication:
    1. Helicase unzips DNA into two strands
    2. Primase puts primer for DNA replication
    3. DNA Polymerase reads the bases and match free nucleotides to create two new strands
    4. Exonuclease removes primers
    5. DNA polymerase edits and proofreads
  • Ligase - reglues the two strands (opposite direction of antiparallel direction)
  • DNA Replication is semi-conservative