DNA Replication Is Called Semiconservative Because

question 22

Multiple Choice

DNA replication is called semiconservative because

• A) one of the two resulting DNA molecules is new.
• B) the two resulting DNA molecules each have one new DNA strand and one old strand from the original DNA molecule.
• C) both of the resulting DNA molecules are composed of new strands of nucleotides.
• D) no extra nucleotides are incorporated into the replicated DNA molecules.
• E) the sequence of nucleotides in one strand is conserved, whereas the new DNA molecule consists of a unique sequence of nucleotides. At the end of replication, each new DNA molecule contains one old DNA strand and one new DNA strand. The old strand was used as a template to build the new strand.

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