Who Performed the Classic Experiments That Proved DNA Was Copied

question 14

Multiple Choice

Who performed the classic experiments that proved DNA was copied by semiconservative replication?

• A) Meselson and Stahl
• B) Hershey and Chase
• C) Watson and Crick
• D) Franklin and Wilkins

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Definitions:

Standard Error

A statistical measure that describes the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population by quantifying the dispersion of sample means around the population mean.

Critical Value Approach

A method of statistical testing which involves comparing the calculated value of a test statistic to a critical value to decide whether or not to reject the null hypothesis.

Null Hypothesis

A statement used in statistics that proposes there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to be tested against an alternative hypothesis.

Test Statistic

A statistic (a function of the data) used in statistical hypothesis testing to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis.