AIIMS2001Botany-Genetics
AIIMS 2001 Botany DNA Replication Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 12
Assertion : Watson and Crick provided experimental proof of semiconservative nature of DNA replication.
Reason : DNA polymerase binds nucleotides in replication.
A
if both A and R are true and R is the Correct explanation of A
B
if both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
C
if A is true but R is false
D
if A is false but R is true
Correct Answer
Option D
Detailed Explanation
Watson and Crick proposed the double helix model of DNA, but the semiconservative replication was experimentally proved by Meselson and Stahl.
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