Multiple Choice
DNA replication is said to be semiconservative because each daughter DNA molecule contains which of the following?
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8. DNA Replication
Semiconservative Replication
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In the context of semiconservative DNA replication, what does it mean that DNA replication is semiconservative?
A
DNA replication produces daughter molecules in which each strand is a mixture of old and new DNA segments.
B
One daughter DNA molecule is made entirely of the two original parental strands, while the other is made entirely of two new strands.
C
Each daughter DNA molecule contains one original (parental) strand and one newly synthesized strand.
D
Each daughter DNA molecule contains two newly synthesized strands and none of the original strands.
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