In DNA replication, both of the strands of the double helix serve as templates for _______.

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Replication process starts with the unwinding of the DNA double helix. This results in two separate DNA strands. Each of these strands act as templates for the synthesis of new strands. DNA polymerases will add new nucleotides to the growing new DNA strands such that they are complementary to the old strands. The synthesized DNA molecules will have one old strand and one new strand. As the two old strands are complementary to each other, the formed two DNA molecules will be identical. Thus, replication results in the production of two identical copies of DNA.

Hence, in DNA replication, both of the strands of the double helix serve as templates for the synthesis of two identical copies of DNA.

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