NEET 2000 · Class 12

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Method of DNA replication in which two strands of DNA separate and synthesize new strands

  1. (A)dispersive
  2. (B)conservative
  3. (C)semi-conservative
  4. (D)non conservative

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The scheme suggested that the two strands would separate and act as a template for the synthesis of new complementary strands.

Chapter
Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Section
5.4 REPLICATION
Page
9
Words matched
48 of 48

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that after replication, each DNA molecule has one parental and one newly synthesized strand, which is the precise definition of semi-conservative replication that distinguishes it from conservative and dispersive models.

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