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The Mechanism of DNA Replication Is Said to Be Semi-Conservative

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The mechanism of DNA replication is said to be semi-conservative.Which of the following best describes what this term indicates with respect to DNA replication?


A) The daughter DNA strands are formed by complementary,not identical,base pairing.
B) The daughter DNA strands are formed by both complementary as well as identical base pairing.
C) The daughter DNA strands produced in DNA replication each contain one strand of the original parent DNA and one newly synthesized strand.
D) Nucleoside triphosphates as well as nucleoside monophosphates are used to provide the complementary bases.
E) DNA replication proceeds in both the 3'→5' direction as well as the 5'→3' direction.

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