
Molecular mechanism of DNA replication - Khan Academy
During DNA replication, one new strand (the leading strand) is made as a continuous piece. The other (the lagging strand) is made in small pieces. DNA replication requires other enzymes in …
DNA replication (article) | Khan Academy
During DNA replication, the two strands of the DNA double helix are unwound and separated by enzymes. Each strand then serves as a template, or guide, for synthesizing a new, …
Speed and precision of DNA replication (video) | Khan Academy
DNA replication is a complex, fast, and precise process involving enzymes like topoisomerase, helicase, and polymerase. In E. coli, polymerase can replicate up to 700+ base pairs per second.
DNA structure and replication review (article) | Khan Academy
DNA replication occurs through the help of several enzymes. These enzymes "unzip" DNA molecules by breaking the hydrogen bonds that hold the two strands together.
DNA structure (article) | Khan Academy
Each individual hydrogen bond is relatively weak compared to the bonds that hold together the sugar-phosphate backbone. However, collectively the bonds provide enough force to hold the …
Leading and lagging strands in DNA replication - Khan Academy
DNA replication is a precise process where DNA unwinds and splits into two strands. Each strand then serves as a template for a new DNA molecule. The leading strand is built continuously, …
Interphase (video) | Cell cycle | Khan Academy
In the G1 phase, the cell grows and takes in nutrients. In the S phase, the cell's DNA is replicated. Each replicated chromosome consists of two sister chromatids connected at the centromere. …
Telomeres and telomerase (article) | Khan Academy
When DNA is being copied, one of the two new strands of DNA at a replication fork is made continuously and is called the leading strand. The other strand is produced in many small …
Mode of DNA replication: Meselson-Stahl experiment
Key points: There were three models for how organisms might replicate their DNA: semi-conservative, conservative, and dispersive. The semi-conservative model, in which each …
Phases of the cell cycle (article) | Khan Academy
The way a cell copies its DNA is actually a pretty complex (but very interesting!) process. There are quite a few steps to this, but the main process that copies the DNA of a cell is called …