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Severo Ochoa's research aided the understanding of which biological process?

  • Photosynthesis

  • Digestion

  • Respiration

  • Replication

Answer

Replication is the process by which DNA makes a copy of itself during cell division. Severo Ochoa was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1959 for his discovery of the enzyme DNA polymerase, which is essential for DNA replication.
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