Rolling Circle (sigma) Replication At Biology Glossary

What is it? A type of DNA replication where a replication fork moves around a circular DNA molecule, producing a single-stranded concatamer (much like the way toilet paper peels off the roll). The resulting single-stranded DNA may become double-stranded by the synthe

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