Question 53

(Multiple Choice)

  -In the late 1950s, Meselson and Stahl grew bacteria in a medium containing heavy nitrogen (¹⁵N)and then transferred them to a medium containing ¹⁴N. Which of the results in the figure above would be expected after one round of DNA replication in the presence of ¹⁴N? A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
-In the late 1950s, Meselson and Stahl grew bacteria in a medium containing "heavy" nitrogen (¹⁵N)and then transferred them to a medium containing ¹⁴N. Which of the results in the figure above would be expected after one round of DNA replication in the presence of ¹⁴N?


A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

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