When We Say That DNA Replication Is Semiconservative, We Mean

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Multiple Choice

When we say that DNA replication is semiconservative, we mean that:

• A)only half of an organism's DNA is replicated during each cell division.
• B)when DNA is replicated, each new double helix contains one parental strand and one newly synthesized daughter strand.
• C)when DNA is replicated, one double helix contains both parental strands and one contains two newly synthesized daughter strands.
• D)parental DNA stays in the parent cell and daughter DNA ends up in the daughter cell.
• E)None of the other answer options is correct.

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Definitions:

Overpopulation

A condition where an area's population exceeds the capacity of the environment to support it at an acceptable standard of living.

Contraception

Methods or devices used to prevent pregnancy as a part of family planning, enabling individuals or couples to decide if and when they want to have children.

Fertility

The natural capability to produce offspring, often measured by the number of births per population, per year.

Malthusian

Relating to the theory proposed by Thomas Malthus that population growth inevitably outpaces food production and resource availability, leading to societal collapse unless checked by moral restraint or disaster.