DNA Replication (Updated)

Explore the steps of DNA replication, the enzymes involved, and the difference between the leading and lagging strand! This video is an update from our old DNA replication video with nearly the same script but added detail and improved art! See table of contents by expanding details.

Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
0:11 Why do you need DNA replication?
0:27 Where and when?
1:12 Introducing key player enzymes
2:48 Initial steps of DNA Replication
4:04 Explaining 5′ to 3′ and 3′ to 5′
5:09 Showing leading and lagging strands in DNA replication

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Factual Reference:
OpenStax, Biology. OpenStax CNX. May 8, 2019 http://cnx.org/contents/185cbf87-c72e-48f5-b51e-f14f21b5eabd@11.10.

***Further Reading Suggestions***

-More info about prokaryote vs. eukaryote DNA Replication? (Which video doesn’t go into) Check out the bottom of this page of the peer-reviewed, FREE OpenStax testbook: https://cnx.org/contents/GFy_h8cu@11.10:2l3nsfJK@5/DNA-Replication-in-Eukaryotes

-More detail about DNA replication, including the different types of polymerase? Check out this page of the peer-reviewed, FREE OpenStax textbook: kendrak18/DNA-Replication-in-Prokaryotes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://cnx.org/contents/GFy_h8cu@11.10:NEk9ll-3kendrak18/DNA-Replication-in-Prokaryotes

-Check out this science paper that details how cancer drugs can work to stop DNA replication in cancer cells. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5797825/

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