gene expression

contains the information that directs protein synthesis

a sequence of nucleotides that provides a chemical set of instructions for making a specific protein

is a process that occurs during cellular division where two identical molecules of DNA are created from a single molecule of DNA

DNA formation

The complementary nature of the DNA base pairs provided clues about the process of

The double helix______and each strand acts as a template for a new strand, resulting in two double helices exactly like the first.

The enzyme that performs DNA replication is known as

could result from either an error in base-pairing during replication or some sort of damage to the DNA that was not repaired by the time of the next replication cycle.

Mutations could result from either an

the genetic material for all cellular organisms

double-stranded, double-helix molecule shaped like a twisted ladder