Question

Replication of DNA is a semiconservative process.Which of the following BEST describes this characteristic of replication?A) Each new DNA molecule is made of pieces of the parent strand alternating with segments that have been newly constructed from free nucleotides.B) One strand of the DNA molecule acts a template for transcription, in which a strand of mRNA is formed.C) The double-stranded DNA molecule unzips, acts as a template for a new DNA molecule to be constructed, and then zips back together into its original form.D) Each strand of the original, double-stranded DNA molecule serves as a template for a newly constructed, complementary strand.

Answer 1

To answer this question we need to remember what semiconservative replication is. This type of replication implies that one of the parental stands will be in the daughter cells, that is to say, that each new DNA double helix, will contain a parental DNA strand and a newly synthesized. Therefore taking this into consideration we can say that the correct answer is the letter D.