Replication Steps
1. Helicase
2. Primase
3. Polymerase
4. Complete
Controls
Base Pairs
A
Adenine
pairs with T
T
Thymine
pairs with A
G
Guanine
pairs with C
C
Cytosine
pairs with G
Statistics
0
Bases Replicated
100%
Accuracy
Current Step
Step 1: Helicase Unwinds DNA
The enzyme helicase breaks the hydrogen bonds between base pairs, "unzipping" the DNA double helix into two separate strands.