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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 ?

A

All four still contain radioactivity

B

Three out four contain radioactivity

C

Radioactivity is lost from all four

D

Half the number contain no radioactivity.

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D
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