NEETZoologyMolecular Basis of Inheritance
Select the incorrect statement for the given figure.
Options
- AMatthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl performed the following experiment in 1958.
- BThey grew E. coli in a medium containing 15 NH 4 Cl ( 15 N is the heavy isotope of nitrogen) as one of the nit
- CThis heavy DNA molecule could be distinguished from the normal DNA by centrifugation in a cesium chloride (CsC
- D15 N is not a radioactive isotope, and it can be separated from 14 N only based on densities.
Correct answer
B. They grew E. coli in a medium containing 15 NH 4 Cl ( 15 N is the heavy isotope of nitrogen) as one of the nit
Step-by-step solution
Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl performed the following experiment in 1958: (i) They grew E. coli in a medium containing 15 NH 4 Cl ( 15 N is the heavy isotope of nitrogen) as the only nitrogen source for many generations. The result was that 15 N was incorporated into newly synthesised DNA (as well as other nitrogen containing compounds).This heavy DNA molecule could be distinguished from the normalDNA by centrifugation in a cesium chloride (CsCl) density gradient (Please note that 15 N is not a radioactive is