Molecular Basis Of Inheritance Ques 59

59. Experimental material in the study of DNA replication has been

(a) Escherichia coli

(b) Neurospora crassa

(c) Pnеитососсиs

(d) Drosophila melanogaster

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Answer : a

Hints & Solution

(a) Meselson and Stahl (1958) raised Escherichia coli on ammonium chloride having heavy isotope of nitrogen for several generations to study semi-conservative replication of DNA.