DNA Replication

Question 1

Step 1)

Answer 1

1) An enzyme called helicase splits the double helix structure of DNA into two separate strands by breaking the weak hydrogen bonds between the base pairs

Question 2

Step 2)

Answer 2

2) The strands contain half the genetic info and act as a template for nucleotides that will form a new half

Question 3

Step 3)

Answer 3

3) DNA polymerase adds new nucleotides to the new strand with complementary bases and DNA ligase joins the short sections of DNA together.

Question 4

What is DNA Replication

Answer 4

The process of DNA copying itself taking place during interphase