An enzyme called ____

makes a nick in the double helix.

temporarily bind each

side and keep them sperated

-Once the dna strands have

been separated, a short piece of

rna called a ____ binds to the

3rd end of the strand

-Enzymes know as DNA

POLYMERASES are responsible

for creating a new strand ___

-Once both the continuous and

discontinuous strands are

formed an enzyme called

EXONUCLEASE removes rna

primers from the original

strands.

ATTGGCAGT

A process in which DNA has the

unique ability to make an exact

copy of itself.