1. DNA Replication

2. Central Dogma
Central Dogma categorized by: DNA Replication → Transcription → Translation
Basis of everything we need to know about DNA and proteins

3. DNA Replication
Watson and Crick discovered not only the structure of DNA, but explained the way it duplicated/copied
Each strand of DNA has the information to reconstruct the other half by using base pairing

4. DNA Replication In Prokaryotes: In Eukaryotes:
Replication begins at a single point and proceeds until the chromosome is replicated
In Eukaryotes:
DNA Replication occurs at hundreds of places

5. DNA Replication Steps of DNA Replication:
1) An enzyme, called Topoisomerase, winds and unwinds the double helix structure to prepare for replication
2) An enzyme, Helicase, separates DNA into two strands (Leading Strand and Lagging Strand) at a point called a replication fork
3) DNA Polymerase, principal enzyme involved in DNA Replication, adds complementary base pairs to each strand

6. DNA Replication
4) DNA Ligase link together the complementary bases to form the new strand of DNA
5) DNA Polymerase comes back through to proofread each strand
Final Product: 2 new, identical strands of DNA