DNA unwinding involved in DNA replication
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The process in which interchain hydrogen bonds between two strands of DNA are broken or 'melted', generating unpaired template strands for DNA replication. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0815316194 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A071673706X ]
Term information
Note that this term refers to a geometric change in DNA conformation, and should not be confused with 'DNA topological change ; GO:0006265'.