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DNA Replication (Schematic)

Topic
  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • DNA & RNA
Resource Type
  • Videos
  • Animations
Level
High School — General
Duration
00:00:50
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Description

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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Key Terms

base, DNA structure, nucleic acid, nucleotide, strand

Terms of Use

The resource is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. No rights are granted to use HHMI’s or BioInteractive’s names or logos independent from this Resource or in any derivative works.

Version History
Date Published 02.05.03
Date Updated 06.02.20
Curriculum Connections
NGSS (2013)

HS-LS1.A

AP Biology (2019)

IST-1

IB Biology (2016)

2.7

Vision and Change (2009)

CC2

Materials
Large (MOV) 3 MB
Large (WMV) 3 MB
Small (MOV) 2 MB
Small (WMV) 2 MB
Transcript (PDF) 10 KB
Large - en Español (MP4) 15 MB
Transcript - Español (PDF) 164 KB

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