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When one DNA molecule is replicated, the result is two DNA molecules. What is true of the second DNA molecule?
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The sequence of bases, from top to bottom, is opposite the sequence in the first DNA molecule.
It is twice the size of the first DNA molecule.
It should be identical to the first DNA molecule.
It is half the size of the first DNA molecule.
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It should be identical to the first DNA molecule.
During replication (semi-conservative), each of the two new double helices contains one original strand and one newly synthesized complementary strand, so the base sequence is preserved (unless a mutation occurs).
During replication (semi-conservative), each of the two new double helices contains one original strand and one newly synthesized complementary strand, so the base sequence is preserved (unless a mutation occurs).
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