DNA: Semiconservative Model of DNA Replication

DNA Structure and Replication

Introduction

Concept 1: The Nucleotide
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Concept 2: DNA Double Helix
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Concept 3: Semiconservative Model of DNA Replication

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Concept 4: Biosynthesis of DNA
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Concept 5: Replicating Antiparallel DNA Strands
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Concept 6: Enzymes and Proteins in DNA Replication
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Self-Quiz

Concept 3: Semiconservative Model of DNA Replication

After Watson and Crick proposed the double helix model of DNA, three models for DNA replication were proposed: conservative, semiconservative, and dispersive. The semiconservative model was proved to be the correct one.

Replicating DNA