What technique was used in the discovery of the existence in eukaryotic cells of replicons,a discovery in which single DNA molecules were shown to be replicated simultaneously at several sites along their length?
A)scanning electron microscopy
B)confocal laser scanning microscopy
C)autoradiography
D)polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
E)isoelectric focusing

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Autoradiography involves labeling DNA with a radioactive isotope, which can then be detected on an X-ray film. This technique was used to show that single DNA molecules were replicated simultaneously at several sites along their length, leading to the discovery of replicons.

What Technique Was Used in the Discovery of the Existence