A scientist studied DNA replication in a test tube. He added single-stranded DNA template strands, DNA polymerase, and radioactively-labeled nucleotides. After replication occurred, he tested the DNA to find out which strands now contained radioactive nucleotides. What is the best prediction of his results?
A) Only the template strands will contain radioactive nucleotides.
B) Only the newly-synthesized strands will contain radioactive nucleotides.
C) Both the template strands and the newly-synthesized strands will contain radioactive nucleotides.
D) Neither the template strands nor the newly-synthesized strands will contain radioactive nucleotides
Answer: B) Only the newly-synthesized strands will contain radioactive nucleotides.
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