Semiconservative replication of DNA involves
A) each of the original strands acting as a template for a new strand.
B) only one of the original strands acting as a template for a new strand.
C) the complete separation of the original strands, the synthesis of new strands, and the reassembly of double-stranded molecules.
D) the use of the intact double-stranded molecule as a template.
E) None of the above

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In semiconservative replication of DNA, each of the original strands acts as a template for a new strand. This means that each new DNA molecule is composed of one original strand and one newly synthesized strand. This process was first proposed by Watson and Crick in their model for DNA replication in 1953.

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