Multiple Choice
Why is DNA replication described as semiconservative?
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8. DNA Replication
Semiconservative Replication
Multiple Choice
In molecular genetics, what term describes DNA replication in which each daughter DNA molecule contains one parental (old) strand and one newly synthesized strand?
A
Dispersive replication
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Transcription
C
Semiconservative replication
D
Conservative replication
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand the different models of DNA replication: conservative, semiconservative, and dispersive replication.
Recall that in conservative replication, the original DNA molecule remains intact, and an entirely new molecule is synthesized.
In dispersive replication, both daughter DNA molecules contain interspersed segments of old and new DNA.
Semiconservative replication means each daughter DNA molecule consists of one parental (old) strand and one newly synthesized strand.
Identify that the term describing DNA replication where each daughter molecule has one old and one new strand is 'semiconservative replication'.
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