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What is the rate of mammalian DNA replication?


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DNA replication:

  1. The process by which a double-stranded DNA molecule is duplicated to form two identical DNA molecules is known as DNA replication.
  2. DNA replication occurs in all living creatures and is the most important component of biological heredity.
  3. It is a reaction that is catalysed by enzymes.
  4. The major enzyme in the replication process is DNA Polymerase.
  5. The steps of DNA replication are initiation, elongation, and termination.

Rate of mammalian DNA replication

  1. Replication has three essential steps: opening the double helix and separating the DNA strands, priming the template strand, and assembling the new DNA segment.
  2. Mammalian DNA replication is highly structured and controlled.
  3. Eukaryotes replicate at a rate of 50 nucleotides per second.
  4. In eukaryotes, replication happens bidirectionally from several sources.


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