ABSTRACT
As indicated in the previous chapter, the DNA replication unit or replicon is not only a complex structure itself, but the complexity is also compounded by the control of DNA replication within the replicon and by the coordination of the replication of many replicons. The cellular controls involved in this regulation must focus their effects on the biochemical mechanisms governing the replication process. Therefore, an understanding of the basic biochemistry of DNA replication is crucial to the elucidation of these controls and, indeed, to an understanding of the regulation of plant growth and development.
