Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Class 12 · CBSE · Science Biology
In the Meselson and Stahl experiment, ^{15}N was incorporated into E. coli DNA by growing them for many generations in a medium containing:
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In the Meselson and Stahl experiment, was incorporated into E. coli DNA by growing them for many generations in a medium containing:
- A.Correct answer
- B.
- C. gas
- D.Choline-
Solution
Meselson and Stahl used (ammonium chloride, where is the heavy isotope of nitrogen) as the heavy source of nitrogen to distinguish newly synthesized DNA strands in replication.
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