semiconservative

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

semi- +‎ conservative

Adjective[edit]

semiconservative (not comparable)

(genetics) 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.

Translations[edit]

describing a DNA process

Italian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

semiconservative

feminine plural of semiconservativo

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