Assertion: dna's strand | /r/CapableOf | act as template
Facets:
value: for replication
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: First, it can be copied or 'replicated', as each strand can act as a template for the generation of the complementary strand.
text: The helicase breaks the chemical bonds between the nucleotides and the two complementary strands are separated, both these strands act as a “template” for replication.
text: The enzyme helicase breaks the hydrogen bonds holding the two strands together, and both strands can then act as templates for the production of the opposite strand.