Replication Flashcards
1
Q
What must happen before a cell can divide
A
all of the DNA must be duplicated through a process called DNA replication.
2
Q
when does DNA replication occur
A
DNA replication occurs during interphase (S phase) before mitosis.
3
Q
where does DNA replication occur
A
Occurs in the nucleus in eukaryotes and cytosol/cytoplasm in prokaryotes
4
Q
what does each strand of the DNA double helix contain
A
all of the information needed to reconstruct the other half by the mechanism of base pairing
5
Q
How can each DNA strand be viewed as a template
A
it can produce a “reverse image” copy of itself (a complementary copy). Each new strand of DNA produced has a sequence of bases exactly complementary to the template strand.
