Pronunciation: -k ə n- ' s ə r-v ə -tiv
Function: adjective
Date: 1957
: relating to or being genetic replication in which a double-stranded molecule of nucleic acid separates into two single strands each of which serves as a template for the formation of a complementary strand that together with the template forms a complete molecule
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