Post on 27-Jun-2015
DNA Helicase
Mallory CameronPeriod 1
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
DNA Strand 1 DNA Strand 2
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
DNA
Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
DNA Strand 1 DNA Strand 2
DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
DNA Strand 1 DNA Strand 2
DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
DNA Strand 1 DNA Strand 2
DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
DNA Strand 1 DNA Strand 2
DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
DNA Strand 1 DNA Strand 2
DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
DNA Strand 1 DNA Strand 2
DNA Polymerase
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
DNA Strand 1 DNA Strand 2
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
DNA Strand 1 DNA Strand 2
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
DNA Strand 1 DNA Strand 2
Primer
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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Thymine Adenine Guanine Cytosine
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I would like to explain what just happened. Inside the nucleus of a cell, DNA is unwound by RNA polymerase. Then, RNA helicase unzips the part of DNA that needs to be copied. Then, a primer attaches to the DNA strand and helps create the new strand when Polymerase goes through.