DNA Replication (Schematic)

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High School — General
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00:00:50
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This animation shows a schematic representation of the mechanism of DNA replication. 

When scientists discovered the double-helical structure of DNA, they thought it suggested a mechanism for its replication. The double helix unwinds and each strand acts as a template for the construction of the new DNA molecule.  

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base, DNA structure, nucleic acid, nucleotide, strand

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Curriculum Connections
NGSS (2013)

HS-LS1.A

AP Biology (2019)

IST-1

IB Biology (2016)

2.7

Vision and Change (2009)

CC2

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