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As you watch the animation on DNA Replication, answer the following questions.
1. What is DNA Replication
2. What types of cells can do this?
3. When does DNA Replication take place?
4. Why is it important to do DNA replication before cell division?
5. What are the four enzymes involved in DNA replication?
6. How does RNA primase help DNA polymerase?
7. Where does DNA replication start?
8. What does Helicase break apart to allow DNA to split?
9. What helps keep DNA strands separated during replication?
10. What molecule is used to find the direction of each DNA strand?
11. What direction does the DNA Polymerase work in?
12. Which strand is the leading strand? Which strand is the lagging strand?
13. What are Okazaki Fragments?
14. What does DNA Ligase do?
15. What does semi-conservative replication mean?