DNA replication of a single DNA molecule is referred to as semiconservative because

a. it results in two nonidentical DNA molecules.
b. one DNA strand is replicated continuously, while the other must be replicated discontinuously.
c. of the two DNA molecules, one is made up totally of parental DNA, while the other is entirely newly synthesized DNA.
d. all the DNA strands in the two DNA molecules will have both parental and newly synthesized DNA.
e. each of the two DNA molecules will consist of one parental strand and one newly synthesized strand.


E

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