replication

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The duplication of @[email protected] as part of the reproductive cycle of a cell or virus. During replication the two @[email protected] strands in the double @[email protected] separate, and each strand then acts as a @[email protected] specifying the base @[email protected] of newly synthesized complementary strands.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 164 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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