Transcription takes place in the nucleus. It uses DNA as a template to make an…

RNA is a critical component of every single living cell in the universe. Without it,…

D-loop replication is a proposed process by which circular DNA like chloroplasts and mitochondria replicate their genetic material. An important…

The vast majority of the human genome is comprised of non-coding DNA (genes only account…

In a bacterial cell, or any kind of cell for that matter, the nucleic acids…

DNA sequencing refers to the process by which the base order of a nucleotide sequence…

DNA polymerase cannot initiate replication, it can only add new nucleotides to an existing strand For DNA…

DNA Replication The double helix of DNA unwinds and each side serves as a pattern…

Genotype versus Phenotype All cellular activities are encoded within a cell’s DNA. The sequence of…

The central dogma of molecular biology describes the two-step process, transcription and translation, by which…