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The Y-shaped structure where the DNA double helix is actively unwound during DNA replication is called the _________

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Replication fork.

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Replication fork is exactly where DNA is being replicated, it is a Y-shaped structure caused by helicase enzymes when DNA unwinds, breaking the hydrogen bonds that holds the two strands together. DNA is synthesised using two strands; the leading and lagging strand. The lagging strand discontinues at this point resulting in short fragments called the okazaki fragments.

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