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What are the main steps of DNA replication?
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1. The double-stranded DNA molecule is "unzipped" along its length, splitting the two strands of the double helix apart.
2. Each of the two single strands of DNA acts as a template for the production of a new complementary strand.
3. Free nucleotides bind to the template strands and DNA polymerase enzyme joins the nucleotides together forming two new double-stranded molecules of DNA.
4. The two double-stranded molecules are now identical to the original DNA molecule.