Semiconservative replication refers to
A)each base bonding at the 1'position of the sugar.
B)a purine always bonding to a pyrimidine.
C)one helix strand that runs from the 5'to 3'direction and the other strand runs from the 3'to 5'direction.
D)an original parent DNA strand and one newly synthesized DNA strand comprising a new DNA molecule.

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Semiconservative replication refers to the process of DNA replication where the parental double-stranded DNA molecule unwinds and each strand serves as a template for the synthesis of a new complementary strand. The resulting DNA molecule comprises one strand that is original and one newly synthesized strand, hence the term "semiconservative".

Semiconservative Replication Refers to