Replication and Transcription

Where does DNA Replication Take Place in the cell?

DNA replication takes place in the nucleus only whereas transcription takes place in the cytoplasm. So, both processes take place inside the place but at different locations. DNA replication takes place in the S phase of the cell cycle whereas transcription takes place in G1 and G2 phases....

What is DNA Replication?

DNA is a double-stranded structure present in form of a helix. It consists of two complementary strands in which nucleotides are attached (A with T, C with G). Among the two, one will be considered as lagging and the other as the leading strand. The first step in DNA replication is to unzip the ds DNA into two single strands by an enzyme called helicase. This forms a fork-like structure, called the replication fork. The enzyme primase attaches a “primer” to the strand at a point where replication begins, called the point of replication. This is the first position where the new DNA strand will begin....

What is DNA Transcription?

DNA transcription involves the formation of RNA from the DNA strand. DNA consists of complementary strands in which nucleotides are paired (A with the U and C with G). So, unlike DNA replication, only a segment of DNA and only one of the strands is copied into RNA. As the two strands have opposite polarity, that is, 5’ to 3’ and 3’ to 5’.  The strand that 3’ to 5’ polarity is referred as the template strand whereas the other strand which has the polarity 5’→3′ is known as the coding strand. The coding strand has the same sequence as that of RNA (except thymine at the place of uracil)....

Differences Between DNA Replication and Transcription

Transcription and DNA replication are two intricate biological processes that differ in a number of ways. The following list outlines these variations between transcription and DNA replication:...

Similarities Between Replication and Transcription

Despite huge differences, they share some similarities also....

FAQs on Replication and Transcription

Question 1: What is the similarity between DNA replication and DNA transcription?...