semiconservative

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English

Etymology

semi- +‎ conservative

Adjective

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

describing a DNA process

Italian

Adjective

semiconservative

feminine plural of semiconservativo

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