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DNA Replication & Proofreading

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About this simulation

Unzip DNA, add primers and build two daughter molecules. Predict complementary bases and repair a copying error.

What students can explore

  • Introduce an error. At which stage is it corrected, and what does each daughter inherit?
  • A staged schematic: both new strands grow 5′→3′. The leading strand grows toward the fork; lagging fragments grow away, then join. Each daughter keeps one original strand.

Learning objectives

  1. 1Introduce an error. At which stage is it corrected, and what does each daughter inherit?

Questions teachers ask

Introduce an error. At which stage is it corrected, and what does each daughter inherit?

The mismatch appears during synthesis and is removed by proofreading. Each daughter contains one original and one newly made strand.

About the model

A staged schematic: both new strands grow 5′→3′. The leading strand grows toward the fork; lagging fragments grow away, then join. Each daughter keeps one original strand.

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