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DNA replication - 1 Flashcards

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what is semi-conservative replication

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half the strands in each new DNA molecule are from original DNA molecule

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how is DNA replicated (3)

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  1. DNA helicase breaks hydrogen bonds - forms 2 single strands
  2. original single strands acts as template. complementary base pairing.
  3. condensation joins nucleotides of new strand together - catalysed by DNA polymerase. Hydrogen bonds form between bases
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who came up with the theory of semi-conservative DNA replication

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Watson and Crick

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who validated Watson and Crick’s theory

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Meselson and Stahl

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