What Process Results in the Exact Duplication of DNA

Question

What process results in the exact duplication of DNA?
A) metaphase
B) prophase
C) DNA replication
D) protein synthesis

Accepted Answer

DNA replication is the process by which DNA is precisely duplicated, resulting in two identical copies of the DNA molecule. Metaphase and prophase are stages of mitosis, which involve the separation and rearrangement of chromosomes, but not the duplication of DNA. Protein synthesis involves the production of proteins using the information encoded in DNA, but it does not involve the process of DNA duplication itself.