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Meaning of semiconservative replication

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

semiconservative

adjective

Definitions

  1. Describing the process of DNA replication in which the two strands of the molecule separate, each acting as a template for the formation of a complementary new strand.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/semiconservative

Related words

eukaryotic dna replicationdna replicationreplicationreplisomeautoreproductionevolution of cellsprimaseorigin of replication