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The 60 pages that link to DNA replication, each with the reason it gives.

• DNARelated: Complementary strands let each existing strand guide construction of a new one.

• Gene expressionCompared with: Replication duplicates genetic material; it does not use a gene to make its functional product.

• MutationRelated: Copying errors during replication can create new sequence changes.

• ChromosomeRelated: Replication produces the DNA copies that become sister chromatids.

• NucleotideRelated: DNA polymerases select and join nucleotides to make complementary DNA strands.

• DNA sequencingRelated: Many sequencing methods exploit DNA synthesis to identify the template's bases.

• Molecular biologyRelated: It explains how molecular information is passed to daughter cells.

• DNA repairRelated: Replication creates mismatches and exposes lesions that repair pathways must address.

• Cell cycleRelated: Each daughter cell needs a complete genome copied during S phase.

• TranscriptionCompared with: Unlike transcription, it copies DNA into DNA and usually duplicates entire genomes.

• Nucleic acidBroader topic: Replication transmits DNA sequence information to daughter cells.

• Somatic mutationRelated: Copying errors during replication can introduce mutations into somatic cells.

• Translation (biology)Compared with: It copies nucleic acid rather than converting a nucleotide sequence into a polypeptide.

• DNA damageRelated: Replication can stall at lesions or copy them into permanent sequence changes.

• DNA polymeraseNarrower topic: DNA polymerases build the new strands that make genome duplication possible.

• GenomeRelated: It passes genome copies to daughter cells.

• NucleobaseRelated: Template bases direct the selection of complementary bases in each new strand.

• Single-nucleotide polymorphismNarrower topic: Replication can introduce base substitutions that later become SNPs.

• TautomerismRelated: Tautomer-dependent base pairing has been proposed as one source of replication errors.

• TelomereNarrower topic: Replication machinery cannot fully copy the ends of linear chromosomes.

• Central dogma of molecular biologyRelated: This route transfers sequence information from DNA to DNA.

• DNA ligaseRelated: Ligase joins Okazaki fragments on the lagging strand during replication.

• GeneticsRelated: Accurate copying lets genetic information pass from a cell to its descendants.

• Watson–Crick base pairingRelated: Each original strand guides formation of a complementary strand through base pairing.

• AdenineRelated: Complementary base pairing lets adenine guide insertion of thymine during DNA copying.

• GuanineRelated: Replication machinery must select cytosine opposite guanine to preserve sequence information.

• AntimetaboliteRelated: Blocking nucleotide supply can prevent cells from completing DNA replication.

• Epigenetic inheritanceRelated: Replication dilutes DNA-bound marks, creating the copying problem that maintenance systems must solve.

• MutagenesisRelated: Replication errors can fix transient DNA damage into permanent sequence changes.

• DeoxyriboseRelated: Replication builds new strands from nucleotides containing deoxyribose.

• Molecular geneticsRelated: Replication passes genetic information to daughter cells and organisms.

• Reverse transcriptionCompared with: Ordinary replication uses DNA as its template rather than RNA.

• Cell-cycle checkpointRelated: Checkpoint control verifies replication is complete and responds to stalled forks.

• NucleosomeRelated: Replication disrupts nucleosomes, which must be reassembled on newly copied DNA.

• Sanger sequencingRelated: Sanger sequencing adapts DNA-copying chemistry to generate measurable fragments.

• ThymineRelated: Adenine in the template directs incorporation of thymine into a new strand.

• DNA adductRelated: Replication encountering an adduct can stall or copy the lesion inaccurately.

• NucleoidRelated: Replication begins and proceeds on the chromosome organized in the nucleoid.

• Taq polymeraseRelated: Taq’s strand-building chemistry resembles cellular DNA replication.

• TelomeraseNarrower topic: Its inability to copy chromosome ends completely creates the substrate for telomerase action.

• Arthur KornbergNarrower topic: Kornberg’s enzyme discovery established how cells can synthesize a new DNA strand.

• Base pairRelated: Each original strand guides synthesis of a complementary strand through base pairing.

• Matthew MeselsonNarrower topic: The experiments established how parental DNA strands are distributed during replication.

• Somatic cellRelated: A dividing somatic cell must duplicate its genome before mitosis.

• DNA structureRelated: Complementary strands provide templates for accurate copying of DNA sequence.

• Human genomeRelated: It duplicates nuclear and mitochondrial genomic DNA.

• MutagenRelated: Replication can turn unrepaired mutagen-induced damage into permanent sequence changes.

• Thermus aquaticusNarrower topic: Taq polymerase performs a laboratory version of the DNA-synthesis chemistry used in replication.

• Double helixRelated: Each separated strand can guide construction of its complementary partner.

• Point mutationNarrower topic: Errors during copying are a major source of point mutations.