A bacterium undergoes four rounds of replication. How many cells would result, and how many of

those cells would still have part of an original DNA strand from the starting bacterium ? What will be an ideal response?


After four rounds of replication there would be 16 cells. Of those 16 cells, only two would have an
original DNA strand.

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Which of the following is NOT true concerning

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