DNA replication in bacteria occurs rapidly at approximately 1000 nucleotides per second, which is approximately ten times the speed of eukaryotes. It also occurs at a single origin to begin replication.

DNA Replication in Prokaryotes

DNA Replication shares many of the same enzymes and components across organisms. However, there are key difference between many of them.

Here we designate the different types of DNA replication: 
- Prokaryotic DNA Replication
- Eukaryotic DNA Replication

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DNA replication is the copying of the genome. It happens in prokaryotic, archaeal, eukaryotic and viral genomes. DNA replication is semiconservative. This describes how, during DNA replication, the DNA is separated and single strands serve as the template for the synthesized DNA. This was determined by Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl in 1958. 

DNA Replication

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The steps of DNA replication are shared between eukaryotes and prokaryotes. The steps of DNA replication are: 
1. Initiation
2. Elongation
3. Termination

The Steps of DNA Replication

While eukaryotes and prokaryotes have some differences between their processes of DNA replication, they share many of the same proteins needed for replication. These are: 

- DNA Polymerase
- Helicase
- Topoisomerase
- Sliding Clamp
- Primase
- Single-stranded binding protein
- Ligase

Enzymes Involved in DNA Replication

- Lagging Strand
- Leading Strand
- Okazaki Fragment
- Replication Fork
- Replication Bubble

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