Paul Andersen explains how DNA replication ensures that each cell formed during the cell cycle has an exact copy of the DNA. He describes the MeselsonStahl experiment and how it showed that DNA copies itself through a semiconservative process. He then explains how multiple enzymes, like DNA polymerase, helicase, primase, ligase, and single strand binding proteins copy DNA. He also differentiates between the leading and the lagging strand. He explains how DNA is antiparallel in nature and how eukaryotic cells have multiple origins of replication.
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