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?
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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?
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Each daughter DNA molecule contains one original (parental) strand and one newly synthesized strand.
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The parental double helix remains intact, and an entirely new double helix is synthesized separately.
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Each daughter DNA molecule contains two newly synthesized strands and no parental DNA.
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Each daughter DNA molecule is a patchwork of old and new DNA segments within each strand due to template switching.
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