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Morgarella [4.7K]
3 years ago
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Why is DNA replication (copying) described as semi-conservative?

Biology
2 answers:
Blababa [14]3 years ago
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DNA replication is said to be semi-conservative because of this process of replication, where the resulting double helix is composed of both an old strand and a new strand. ... Semiconservative replication would produce two copies that each contained one of the original strands and one new strand.

puteri [66]3 years ago
5 0

DNA replication is said to be semi-conservative because of this process of replication, where the resulting double helix is composed of both an old strand and a new strand.

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