Question

which best describes the outcome of dna replication?
the new dna molecule is identical to the original dna.
the new dna molecule is synthesized from amino acids.
the new dna molecule has a different number of codons.
the new dna molecule is single - stranded.

Explanation:

DNA replication is a process where a double - stranded DNA molecule is copied to produce two identical DNA molecules. DNA is made of nucleotides, not amino acids (amino acids are building blocks of proteins). Codons are triplets of nucleotides in mRNA (not directly related to the basic outcome of DNA replication in terms of identity). DNA is double - stranded after replication (semi - conservative replication where each new DNA has one old and one new strand, but still double - stranded).

Answer:

The new DNA molecule is identical to the original DNA.