In Meselson and Stahls's experiment to test the hypothesis of semiconservative DNA replication, they grew bacteria first in the presence of a heavy isotope of nitrogen then switched them to a light isotope. Then they looked at the density of DNA after 1 and 2 rounds of DNA replication in the presence of the light isotope. If they had looked after a third round of replication, what would they have seen? Select one: O Three times as much light as hybrid (mixed heavy/light) DNA. O All hybrid (mixed heavy/light) DNA. O Equal amounts of light, hybrid and heavy DNA O Equal amounts of light and hybrid (mixed heavy/light) DNA.

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In Meselson and Stahls's experiment to test the hypothesis of semiconservative DNA
replication, they grew bacteria first in the presence of a heavy isotope of nitrogen then
switched them to a light isotope. Then they looked at the density of DNA after 1 and 2 rounds
of DNA replication in the presence of the light isotope. If they had looked after a third round of
replication, what would they have seen?
Select one:
O Three times as much light as hybrid (mixed heavy/light) DNA.
O All hybrid (mixed heavy/light) DNA.
O Equal amounts of light, hybrid and heavy DNA
O Equal amounts of light and hybrid (mixed heavy/light) DNA.
Transcribed Image Text:In Meselson and Stahls's experiment to test the hypothesis of semiconservative DNA replication, they grew bacteria first in the presence of a heavy isotope of nitrogen then switched them to a light isotope. Then they looked at the density of DNA after 1 and 2 rounds of DNA replication in the presence of the light isotope. If they had looked after a third round of replication, what would they have seen? Select one: O Three times as much light as hybrid (mixed heavy/light) DNA. O All hybrid (mixed heavy/light) DNA. O Equal amounts of light, hybrid and heavy DNA O Equal amounts of light and hybrid (mixed heavy/light) DNA.
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