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Replication of DNA: The process by which copies of DNA are made when a cell divides. During cell division, the DNA in the nucleus undergoes replication. Initially, partial unwinding of double strand is achieved by the use of an enzyme called helicases; unwinding occurs in many specific locations known as origins of replication. At the site of replication forks, DNA polymerases move onto the leading separated strand, one by one specific base of triphosphate
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