Molecular Basis of Inheritance Question 89
89. DNA replication is
(a) conservative and discontinuous
(b) first member of a codon
(c) second member of a codon
(d) entire codon (b) semiconservative and semi discontinuous
(c) semiconservative and discontinuous
(d) conservative
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Answer : c
Hints & Solution
(c) In semi conservative replication of DNA in each replica one half is the old strand and the other half is a new strand synthesised over it. Also, one strand is synthesised continuously and other discontinuously, hence called discontinuous.