When DNA Replicates

question 42

Multiple Choice

When DNA replicates

• A) the original DNA is not affected and a new double-stranded DNA is made from two new strands of DNA.
• B) one strand of the original DNA ends up in each of the new DNA molecules.
• C) the original DNA unwinds, and multiple copies of a region are transcribed before the DNA closes back up.
• D) transcription factors determine where to begin DNA replication.
• E) a cell that was diploid (2N) will now be tetraploid (4N).

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