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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

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Escherichia coli fully labelled with 15N^{15}N is allowed to grow in 14N^{14}N medium. The two strands of DNA molecule of the first generation bacteria have
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Different density and do not resemble with their parent DNA
Option A (Different density and do not resemble with their parent DNA) is correct because, after one generation, each DNA molecule consists of one heavy 15N^{15}N strand and one light 14N^{14}N strand, resulting in a hybrid density and not resembling the original fully 15N^{15}N DNA.

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