If a completely radioactive double-stranded DNA molecule undergoes two rounds of replication in a non-radioactive medium, what will be the radioactive status of the four resulting molecules?

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If a completely radioactive double-stranded DNA molecule undergoes two rounds of replication in a non-radioactive medium, what will be the radioactive status of the four resulting molecules?, All four still contain radioactivity, Three out four contain radioactivity, Radioactivity is lost from all four, Half the number contain no radioactivity

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DNA replication is semiconservative, i.e., during each replication cycle, one of the parental strands is retained and a new daughter strand is obtained. Thus, only half of the parental DNA molecule is carried to the next generation.

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