The DNA Synthesis Reaction
This interactive image depicts the chemical process of how an incoming nucleotide is incorporated into a growing DNA strand.
Topics
- DNA replication
- nucleotide
- DNA
- deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate
- dATP
- pyrophosphate
- 5'
- 3'
- 5 prime
- 3 prime
- dNTP
- chemical reaction
- DNA synthesis
- 3’ OH
- 3' hydroxyl
- template strand
- growing strand
- base pair
- base pairing