Assertion (A): DNA replication in E. coli is a semiconservative process.
Reason (R): DNA replication requires the enzyme DNA-dependent DNA polymerase, which catalyzes the synthesis of new strands using the parental strands as templates.
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Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
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Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
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Assertion is false, but Reason is true.