Use the Figure to Answer the Following Question

question 6

Multiple Choice

Use the figure to answer the following question.

A space probe returns with a culture of a microorganism found on a distant planet. Analysis shows that it is a carbon-based life-form that has DNA. You grow the cells in ¹⁵N medium for several generations and then transfer them to ¹⁴N medium. Which pattern in the figure would you expect if the DNA was replicated in a conservative manner?

• A) A
• B) B
• C) C
• D) D

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