JEE Main Chemistry question

Experimental material in the study of DNA replication has been

(A)*Escherichia coli*Correct
(B)*Drosophila melanogaster*
(C)*Pneumococcus*
(D)*Neurospora crassa*

Answer: (A)

Solution

*Escherichia coli*, a fast-growing, well-characterised bacterium, has been the classic experimental organism used to elucidate the mechanism of DNA replication (e.g., the Meselson–Stahl experiment demonstrating semiconservative replication). *Drosophila* is classically used for genetics/inheritance

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