DNA Replication Is Considered Semiconservative Because

question 23

Multiple Choice

DNA replication is considered semiconservative because

• A)it will create three new identical strands when finished.
• B)it uses one old strand as a template for the synthesis of a new strand.
• C)it always replicates in the 3' to 5' prime direction.
• D)it never replicates in the 5' to 3' prime direction.

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Definitions:

Surrogacy

An arrangement wherein a woman agrees to carry and deliver a child for another person or couple, whom will become the child's parent(s) after birth.

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Fertilizing Ova

The process of a sperm cell penetrating an ovum (egg cell), resulting in the fertilization and the beginning of embryonic development.

Injecting Sperm

A procedure typically part of assisted reproductive technology where sperm is directly inserted into a woman's reproductive tract.