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*the process of duplicating a DNA strand
*in this process, the double-helix structure of the DNA strand "unzips" and each strand serves as a template
*DNA polymerase |
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*an enzyme used in DNA replication
*this enzyme binds together individual nucleotides which creates the new strand of DNA
*it also "proofreads" each new strand |
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*the process by which an RNA strand is created by using a DNA strand
*RNA polymerase |
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| *during transcription, this enzyme separates the two DNA strands then uses one of the strands as a template to assemble the RNA strand out of nucleotides |
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| *the DNA sequences that code for a protein, therefore, they do not get "edited" out of the RNA sequence during transcription |
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| *sequences of DNA that do not code for any proteins, therefore, they get "edited" out of the RNA sequence during transcription |
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