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| • | Biochemical
Mechanism of DNA Replication |
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and spontaneous process. Many enzymes are |
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to unwind the double helix and to synthesize a |
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strand of DNA. We will approach the study of the |
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mechanism of DNA replication from the point |
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view of the machinery that is required to accomplish it. |
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unwound helix, with each strand |
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synthesized into a new double helix, is called the |
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fork. |
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