If the Meselson-Stahl Density Gradient Experiment Had Resulted in Two

question 228

Essay

If the Meselson-Stahl density gradient experiment had resulted in two bands of DNA molecules after only one round of replication, one containing only ¹⁵N and the second only ¹⁴N, this result would have indicated that replication was
a. conservative.
b. dispersive.
c. bidirectional.
d. semiconservative
e. unidirectional.

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