Question

During replication the strands of a double stranded dna molecule separate when the bonds are broken between their paired bases. explain why, in terms of the genetic code, is it important that the molecule separate between the bases

Answer 1

DNA undergoes semi conservative DNA replication in which a new Daughter strand is evolved from each parent DNA strand. Hence it is important that the parent DNA strand separate such that bases on the Daughter DNA can be complimentary to that of the parent strand it is coded from and same as that of the antiparallel parent DNA which is being separated. This ensures conservation and protection of the integrity of the genetic code