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Can DNA be replicated while the DNA is twisted in its double helix?

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DNA needs to unwind before it can be replicated.
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The double-helix shape allows for DNA replication and protein synthesis to occur. In these processes, the twisted DNA unwinds and opens to allow a copy of the DNA to be made. In DNA replication, the double helix unwinds and each separated strand is used to synthesize a new strand.

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