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Briefly describe the Meselson and Stahl experiment that indicated that DNA replication is semiconservative. How would their results have differed if DNA replication were actually conservative in nature?


Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that states there is no effect or no difference, and it serves as the default assumption to be tested in hypothesis testing.

Difference Score

The result of subtracting one quantity from another, often used to measure change or effects in experimental designs.

T-test

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups, which may be related in certain features.

Critical Value

A threshold value in statistical testing used to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

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