After Two Generations of Replication in the Meselson and Stahl

question 23

Multiple Choice

After two generations of replication in the Meselson and Stahl experiment, what was the composition of the two bands?

• A) One band was all ¹⁴N and one band was all ¹⁵N.
• B) One band was all ¹⁴N and one band was half ¹⁴N and half ¹⁵N.
• C) One band was all ¹⁵N and one band was half ¹⁴N and half ¹⁵N.
• D) One band was all ¹⁴N and one band was one quarter ¹⁴N and three quarters ¹⁵N.
• E) One band was all ¹⁵N and one band was one quarter ¹⁴N and three quarters ¹⁵N.

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