Multiple Choice
In semiconservative DNA replication, the process results in two DNA molecules that each contain which combination of strands?
8. DNA Replication
Semiconservative Replication
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Why is DNA replication described as semiconservative?
A
The two parental strands separate, and each daughter DNA molecule contains two newly synthesized strands while the parental strands are degraded.
B
Each daughter DNA molecule contains one parental (template) strand and one newly synthesized strand.
C
Both strands of the parental DNA molecule remain together, and an entirely new double-stranded DNA molecule is synthesized separately.
D
Parental DNA is broken into fragments, and each fragment serves as a template to produce a mosaic daughter molecule containing interspersed old and new DNA segments within each strand.
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