Which statement below best explains DNA replication?

DNA replication occurs during interphase and duplicates the amount of DNA in a cells nucleus just prior to cell division.

DNA replication happens during mitosis and is necessary for cells to replicate.

Enzymes unwind DNA and match it with RNA.

DNA replication occurs during cytokinesis creating many copies of the DNA.

The correct answer is - DNA replication occurs during interphase and duplicates the amount of DNA in a cells nucleus just prior to cell division.

DNA is the genetic material in all organisms. It undergoes duplication before cell division. The process of DNA duplication is called DNA replication. The replication of DNA occurs in the S phase or synthesis phase of interphase. Replication of DNA results into two copies of original DNA with same genetic information. They are distributed into two new cells