Meselson and Stahl Are Best Known for Demonstrating That

question 45

Multiple Choice

Meselson and Stahl are best known for demonstrating that:

• A) DNA replication occurs in a conservative manner in E. coli
• B) DNA replication occurs in a semi-conservative manner in E. coli
• C) DNA replication occurs in a conservative manner in eukaryotes
• D) DNA replication occurs in a semi-conservative manner in eukaryotes
• E) None of these

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a set of numbers, which separates the higher half from the lower half.

Standard Deviation

A statistical metric that quantifies the spread or variability of a dataset, highlighting how far individual measurements deviate from the dataset's mean on average.

Mean

The average of a set of numerical values, calculated by adding them together and dividing by the number of values.

Median

A measure of central tendency in statistics that represents the middle value in a sorted list of numbers.