A wondrous complex process whereby the ("parent") strands of DNA in the double helix are separated and each one is copied to produce a new ("daughter") strand. This process is said to be "semi-conservative" since one of each parent strand is conserved and remains intact after replication has taken place.
DNA REPLICATION
Meaning of DNA REPLICATION in English
English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012