NEET Biology question

Meselson and Stahl experiment on semi-conservative replication demonstrates

(A)50% radioactive, 50% non-radioactiveCorrect
(B)50% non-radioactive
(C)50% radioactive
(D)None of the above

Answer: (A)

Solution

Meselson and Stahl grew *E. coli* in heavy (¹⁵N) medium and then shifted it to normal (¹⁴N) medium; after one generation, DNA formed a single intermediate-density band, each molecule containing

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