6. Manufacturing and maintaining DNA
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This chapter assesses DNA replication. The double-helix of DNA could easily be separated into two individual strands, each of which acts as a template for the manufacturing of a new complementary strand. This became known as semi-conservative replication, to indicate that each daughter DNA double-helix contained one new strand and one old strand, conserved from the parent molecule. Discovering the ways by which cells replicate their DNA led to the question: can we harness these amazing natural machines to shed light on DNA itself? The chapter then examines two key biotechnological advances: DNA sequencing and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
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