DNA replication

Today we talked about DNA replication and the enzymes involved. Can you answer the questions below?

1. Why do we need DNA replication?

2. What are the leading and lagging strands?

3. What is the name of the enzyme that unwinds the DNA for replication? What other molecule is involved in this process?

4. What does DNA Polymerase III do in replication?

5. What enzyme "glues" the Okazaki fragments together?

Below is the website you used to review these questions
DNA replication

Here is another great site to help you understand replication
More DNA replication

Here is a great video about Replication



Here is Mr. Anderson explaining replication. (You don't need to know about mitosis and binary fission)