The DNA replication fork is where the replication origin forms the Y shape. The replication fork moves down the DNA strand to the strand's end, resulting in every replication fork having a twin.
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∙ 9y agoThat would be called the Replication Fork
Both occur at the Replication Fork. Don't let the name deceive you.
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It is called a replication fork.
The topoisomerase enzyme uncoils the double helical structure of DNA during its replication to form the replication fork. In eukaryotes both posive and negative supercoils get unbind by topoisomerase I & II respectively.Topoisomerase isomerase unwinds DNA to form replication fork
in a direction opposite to that of the replication fork
In the same directions of the replication fork
Replication forks hold the two separated strands of DNA apart preventing them from assuming their double helic shape.
DNA replication begins in areas of DNA molecules are called origins of replication.
What unzips DNA strand is a particular protein called Helicase. Helicase unwinds DNA's double helix at the replication fork.
During DNA replication the following occurs: 1) An enzyme called helicase separates the DNA strands (the space where they separate is called the replication fork). 2) DNA polymerase adds complementary nucleotides to the separated strand of DNA. 3) The DNA polymerase enzyme finishes adding nucleotides and there are two identical DNA molecules.
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