DNA & Replication

Unlock the secrets of DNA replication with our interactive worksheet!

What Are DNA and Genes? Watch the video and then answer the questions below. How does this video describe a gene? What is a genome? What makes each person unique? Build a DNA Molecule Click on this question and play around with the "Build a DNA molecule" interactive. Once bored with that, scroll down the page and read "Molecular Machines Copy DNA" and answer the two questions that follow. Replicating DNA using the method you did in the interactive it would take 95 years to replicate your DNA in one cell. How does a cell speed up the process of replication? If you don't know, go back up to the previous instructions, click on the website again and scroll down and read "Molecular Machines Copy DNA." How long does it take a typical cell to copy a set of human DNA? 1-2 hours 3-4 hours 6-8 hours Watch the Amoeba Sisters Video on DNA Replication In your own words describe DNA replication using the prompts below: 1. How does Replication start?2. How does replication add nucleotides on each strand?3. How does replication end?