replication

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05300
The duplication of
DNA
as part of the reproductive cycle of a cell or virus. During replication the two
DNA
strands in the double
helix
separate, and each strand then acts as a
template
specifying the base
sequence
of newly synthesized complementary strands.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 164 [Terms] [Paper]