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Two DNA molecules are the result of DNA replication. Which of the following is a true statement regarding DNA replication?
A
Each DNA molecule has two new strands.
B
One of the DNA molecules has two new strands while the other has two original strands.
C
Each DNA molecule has two original strands.
D
Each new DNA molecule is made up of one new strand and one original strand.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
D

DNA replication is semiconservative: each daughter DNA molecule contains one original (parental) strand and one newly synthesized strand (shown by the Meselson–Stahl experiment).