Before mitosis begins, a cell makes a copy of the DNA in the nucleus. What term is used to describe this process of making an exact copy of the DNA?
A)
duplication
B)
fertilization
C)
hybridization
Eliminate
D)
replication
Replication is the basis for biological inheritance in all living things. It is a biological process where one original DNA molecule makes an exact copy of itself (thus producing two new daughter cells) before the commencement of mitosis.
