semiconservative

semiconservative
The process of replicating DNA in which the two strands remain intact, separate, and are copied and one parental strand goes to each daughter cell.

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semi·con·ser·va·tive -kən-'sər-vət-iv adj relating to or being genetic replication in which a double-stranded molecule of nucleic acid separates into two single strands each of which serves as a template for the formation of a complementary strand that together with the template forms a complete molecule
semi·con·ser·va·tive·ly adv

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  • semiconservative replication — The system of replication of DNA found in all cells in which each daughter cell receives one old strand of DNA and one strand newly synthesized at the preceding S phase. The existence of semiconservative replication was demonstrated by the… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • semiconservative — adjective Date: 1957 relating to or being genetic replication in which a double stranded molecule of nucleic acid separates into two single strands each of which serves as a template for the formation of a complementary strand that together with… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • semiconservative — adj.; semiconservatively, adv. * * * …   Universalium

  • semiconservative — adjective 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 …   Wiktionary

  • semiconservative — semi·conservative …   English syllables

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  • полуконсервативная репликация — semiconservative replication полуконсервативная репликация. Способ репликации двухцепочечной молекулы ДНК, при котором исходная молекула разделяется на две цепи (с образованием репликативной вилки <replication fork>), каждая из которых… …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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