
www.mindbites.com for a bundle of videos on DNA Replication Basics. For aneven broader bundle of videos that cover Molecular Genetics and DNA Replication basics, check out www.mindbites.com . To search for topic-specific help in our library of 400+ video products for Biology, please refer to our Biology category at: www.mindbites.com . To check out our full Biology video course, with 390+ videos included, refer to: www.mindbites.com . Or, for access to this single video, go to: www.mindbites.com Meselson and Stahl determined that DNA is replicated using the semi-conservative method, which means that the DNA opens down the middle, and each side acts as a template for the new strand. But this answer only produces more questions. How does the polymerization of the new strand of DNA happen? Polymerization is an endemic process (meaning it requires energy), and not spontaneous. It also required joining of the sugar-phosphates, in addition to the nucleotides. Finally, it requires an enzyme, known as DNA polymerase. Professor Wolfe explains how triphosphate nucleotides make the polymerization process possible. These triphosphate nucleotides float freely within the nucleus of the cell, and each DNA base exists in a triphosphate nucleotide form. The energy that is released by the breaking of the triphosphate bond is what provieds the energy for the polymerization of DNA. Taught by Professor George Wolfe, this lesson was selected from a broader, comprehensive course, Biology.
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