Prokaryotic DNA Replication Steps

Prokaryotic DNA replication copies the chromosome before a cell divides. In bacteria, this process starts at a specific DNA site called the origin of replication. From there, the cell builds new DNA strands using enzymes that match each base with its partner.

The DNA double helix first opens so r...

In prokaryotes, DNA replication begins when initiator proteins bind to the origin of replication, a small region of DNA containing a specific sequence of bases, creating a complex.

This complex helps to initially separate the DNA. Then the enzyme DNA helicase binds to it and continues to unwind the DNA by breaking the hydrogen bonds betw...