Evidence of the semiconservative nature of DNA replication came from
A) DNA staining techniques.
B) X-ray crystallography.
C) DNA sequencing.
D) density gradient studies using "heavy" nucleotides.
E) None of the above

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Density gradient studies using "heavy" nucleotides showed that DNA replication resulted in one strand of the parental DNA being conserved in each newly synthesized DNA molecule. This supported the theory of semiconservative replication proposed by Watson and Crick.

Evidence of the Semiconservative Nature of DNA Replication Came from