Definitions for "Replication fork"
Keywords:  fork, unwinds, strand, dna, molecule
Y-shaped region of a replicating DNA molecule at which the two daughter strands are formed and separate. eplicator: A device able to build copies of itself when provided with raw materials and energy.
a Y-shaped structure formed when a double-stranded DNA molecule unwinds to expose the two single-stranded template strands for DNA replication (Russell, 2002).
A locally unwound portion of DNA where replication occurs. 317