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GK QUESTION#3717

What do you mean by semiconservative DNA replication?

  1. ADNA is dependent on RNA for the synthesis of proteins
  2. BRNA is dependent on DNA for the synthesis of proteins
  3. CAfter the completion of replication, each DNA molecule would have one parental and one newly synthesised strand.Correct answer
  4. DAfter the completion of replication, each DNA molecule would have two parental and two newly synthesised strand.
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C. After the completion of replication, each DNA molecule would have one parental and one newly synthesised strand.

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Semiconservative replication produces daughter DNA duplexes containing one parental strand and one newly synthesized strand. Each old strand serves as a template for its complementary new strand.

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