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Question
Which of the following statements about DNA replication is not correct?
Options
Unwinding of DNA molecule occurs as hydrogen bonds break.
Replication occurs as each base is paired with another exactly like it.
Process is known as semi conservative replication because one old strand is conserved in the new molecule.
Complementary base pairs are held together with hydrogen bonds.
Solution
Replication occurs as each base is paired with another exactly like it.
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