Semiconservative replication refers to
A)Each base bonding at the 1' position of the sugar
B)A purine always bonding to a pyrimidine
C)One helix strand that runs from the 5' to 3' direction and the other strand runs from the 3' to 5' direction
D)An original parent DNA strand and one newly synthesized DNA strand comprising a new DNA molecule
E)None of the choices are correct

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Semiconservative replication is the process by which a DNA molecule is replicated, which results in two identical daughter molecules, each of which consists of one parent strand and one newly synthesized strand. This means that half of the original DNA molecule is conserved in each newly synthesized daughter molecule, making it "semiconservative". Option A refers to the sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA, Option B refers to base pairing rules, Option C is incorrect as both strands always run 5' to 3', and Option E is incorrect as one of the answer choices must be correct.

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