briefly explain me the process of DNA replication, transcription and translation.
Replication - In this process both the strands of DNA seperate and each acts as a template for the synthesis of a new complementary strand.The interwined strands seperate from a particular point called point of origin.Since thew two strands cannot be separated in its entire length,replication occurs with small openings.A Y-shaped structure is formed called the replicating fork.
Polymerisation of nucleotides takes place only in the 5' ---> 3' direction.So the synthesis of the new daughter strand would be continuous on one strand having polarity 3' ----> 5' (remeber that both the strands should have opposite polarity ) .
On the other strand with polarity 5' ----> 3' the synthesis will be discontnuous,i.e. short stretches of DNA are synthesised (called okazaki fragments).These are later joined together by the enzyme DNA ligase.
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