A) DNA polymerase binds to a single-stranded DNA template (blue) and synthesizes a complementary strand ... From these data, the sequence of the newly synthesized DNA strand is determined, as ...

Replication is the process by which a double-stranded DNA molecule is copied to produce two identical DNA molecules. DNA replication is one of the most basic processes that occurs within a cell.

Life Sciences Center (LSC) have discovered a unique way for cells to silence specific genes without cutting DNA. This ...

Scientists at Vilnius University have developed a novel gene silencing method using a type IV-A CRISPR system that silences ...

The Earth BioGenome Project seeks to genetically profile over a million plants, animals, and fungi as they build an atlas of ...

whose sequence is complementary to that of the DNA target. Upon finding and pairing with it, Cas9 snips out the target segment. It can either be deleted or replaced with another DNA sequence (not ...

by linking the four nucleotide bases comprising DNA—A, T, C, and G—into a particular genetic sequence. Making these sequences is time-consuming and expensive, though, and the longer your ...

Transcription is the process by which the genetic information in DNA is copied into a complementary RNA strand. RNA polymerase enzymes read the DNA sequence and synthesize messenger RNA (mRNA) ...

When a gene is to be expressed, the base sequence of DNA is copied ... form hydrogen bonds with the exposed DNA strand nucleotides by complementary base pairing to form a strand of mRNA: Note ...