# DNA Structure and Replication: Our Instruction Manual for Existing: Crash Course Biology #33 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/crashcourse-8026346/dna-structure-and-replication-our-instruction-manual-for-existing-crash-course-biology-33 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/crashcourse-8026346/dna-structure-and-replication-our-instruction-manual-for-existing-crash-course-biology-33.md Podcast: [CrashCourse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/crashcourse-8026346) Published: 2026-09-21T22:38:10+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HD9372480294.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HD9372480294.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crashcourse-8026346/episodes/dna-structure-and-replication-our-instruction-manual-for-existing-crash-course-biology-33 Duration seconds: 1021 ## Resource Your DNA contains all the instructions your body needs to function. In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll figure out what this giant instruction manual looks like and how this three-billion-letter code gets copied into your trillions of cells through DNA replication. Introduction: DNA & The Human Genome 00:00The Structure of DNA 1:36Chromosomes 3:51DNA Replication 4:16How DNA Replication Works 6:06Mutations 7:51The Okazakis 10:04Review & Credits 11:23This series was produced in collaboration with HHMI BioInteractive, committed to empowering educators and inspiring students with engaging, accessible, and quality classroom resources. Visit https://BioInteractive.org/CrashCourse for more information.Are you an educator looking for what NGSS Standards are covered in this episode? Check out our Educator Standards Database for Biology here: https://www.thecrashcourse.com/biologystandardsCheck out our Biology playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPW_ofbxdHNciuLoTRLPMgB Watch this series in Spanish on our Crash Course en Español channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkcbA0DkuFjWQZzjwF6w_gUrE_5_d3vd3 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GLDtAXE6ekg4Chk2qN3TYbNt0pJbyaHqTqRd6QY8pd4/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crashcourse-8026346/episodes/dna-structure-and-replication-our-instruction-manual-for-existing-crash-course-biology-33/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/crashcourse-8026346/dna-structure-and-replication-our-instruction-manual-for-existing-crash-course-biology-33.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.