Editing DNA replication (section)

=== Initiation ===
[[File:Figure Role of initiators for initiation of DNA replication.png|thumb|200px|right|Role of initiators for initiation of DNA replication]]
[[File:EukPreRC.jpg|thumb|200px|Formation of pre-replication complex]]
For a [[cell division|cell to divide]], it must first replicate its DNA.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Molecular Biology of the Cell |vauthors=Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K, Walter P |publisher=Garland Science |year=2002 |isbn=0-8153-3218-1 |chapter=Chapter 5: DNA Replication Mechanisms |chapter-url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=mboc4.section.754}}</ref> DNA replication is an all-or-none process; once replication begins, it proceeds to completion. Once replication is complete, it does not occur again in the same cell cycle. This is made possible by the division of initiation of the [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/pre-replication-complex pre-replication complex].{{cn|date=November 2024}}