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The Replication Fork

Interactions
  • Click a base on the parent helix ahead of the fork: that base pair mutates, and both daughter strands copy the change faithfully
  • Click a polymerase: it inserts a mismatched base, stalls, backs up, clips the wrong base out and carries on
  • Click the helicase: it stalls for a few seconds; the polymerases catch up to it and wait
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