rolling circle
Spinning closed curve
Rolling circle refers to a method of DNA replication where one strand is nicked and continuously synthesized around a circular template, producing long chains of repeated sequences.
The mechanism resembles a wheel rolling out a continuous ribbon.
Viruses and plasmids commonly replicate this way: The bacteriophage uses rolling circle replication to rapidly produce copies of its genome.
- wheelRotating circular frame
- rotationTurning on an axis
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- hamster wheelRotating cylinder for caged pets
hoop · momentum · DNA · replication · amplification · motion · ball · ball bearing · tire · spare tire · downhill · continuous · loop · endless loop · plasmid · tumbling · marble · perpetual
- circlesradius, circumference, pie chart, ring, disk
- aerobaticsloop the loop, loop-the-loop, loops, hammerhead, wingover
- DNA ReplicationDNA replication, replication, DNA polymerase, Okazaki fragments, genome duplication
- PCRPCR, amplification, Taq polymerase, primers, DNA polymerase
- DNA topologylinking number, twist, writhe, toroid, nick