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Synthesis Phase (S
phase)
G1
interphase
Mitosis
-prophase
-metaphase
-anaphase
-telophase
G2
DNA Nucleotide
Phosphate
Group
O
O=P-O
O
CH2
O
N
C
C4
Sugar
(deoxyribose)
C3
C2
Nitrogenous bas
(A, G, C, or T)
DNA Replication
DNA Replication
Semiconservative replication
Conservative replication
Dispersive replication
Meselson and
Stahls experiment
proved replication
of DNA to be
semiconservative
Figure 11.8
Figure
Figure
11.16
DNA helicases
RNA primase catalyzes the synthesis of
short RNA primers, to which
nucleotides are added.
DNA polymerase III extends the strand
in the 5-to-3 direction
RNA primase
Figure
Figure
Figure 11.18
Figure 11.8 a