semi-conservative replication
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- During DNA duplication, each strand of a parent DNA molecule acts as a template for the synthesis of a new complementary strand. Thus, one half of a pre-existing DNA molecule is conserved during each round of replication.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - lagging strand, leading strand, Okazaki fragment, Replication, replication fork, Semiconservative replication