Single-copy replication control means that

a. only one DNA molecule can be present in a cell at a time.
b. there can be only one origin of replication in the entire genome.
c. only one DNA molecule can be replicated in a cell at a time.
d. a DNA molecule can only be replicated once during the cell cycle.
e. there can be only one origin of replication on each DNA molecule.


Ans: d

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