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Biology Question on DNA Replication

E. Coli fully labelled with 15N is allowed to grow in 14N medium. The two strands of DNA molecule of the first generation bacteria have

A

Same density and resemble with their parent DNA

B

Same density but do not resemble with their parent DNA

C

Different density but do not resemble with their parent DNA

D

Different density but resemble with their parent DNA

Answer

Different density but resemble with their parent DNA

Explanation

Solution

The correct answer is (D) : Different density but resemble with their parent DNA.