Mathews County, Virginia (VA) County population in 2014: 8,836 (all rural); it was 9,207 in 2000. County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,781. County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,459. County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,329.
DNA makes copies of itself through the process of replication.  Because the nucleotide bases are complementary, they automatically  make the other strand of complementary ba â¦ ses when the division of  the cell occurs.
Perhaps the most characteristic feature of life is the ability to replicate, to make copies of itself. During the process of cell division, the genetic material must be replicated. The two strands of the DNA molecule separate locally, and each serves as a template for generating a new strand.Changes in the DNA that accumulate prior to, or which occur during replication, are passed on to the daughter cells.These daughter cells are built using energy and matter captured from the environment.he two strands of the DNA molecule separate locally, and each serves as a template for generating a new strand. Changes in the DNA that accumulate prior to, or which occur during replication, are passed on to the daughter cells. These daughter cells are built using energy and matter captured from the environment.