conservative replication
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con·ser·va·tive rep·li·ca·tion
a hypothetic form of replication in which a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) produces two daughter dsDNAs, one of which consists of the two original strands whereas the other daughter DNA consists of two newly synthesized chains.
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