DNA replication
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Human Genome
The process by which the DNA double helix unwinds and makes an exact copy of itself. See also cell
The use of existing DNA as a template for the synthesis of new DNA strands. In humans and other eukaryotes, replication occurs in the cell nucleus.
Cancer
(⦠reh-plih-KAY-shun) The process by which a copy of the DNA in a cell is made before the cell divides.
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Food Biotechnology
The process whereby DNA copies itself, under the action of and control of DNA polymerase.