9700/12 Biology Feb Mar 2018 Online Test | Cambridge AS and A Level MCQ

A culture of bacteria had all its DNA labelled with the heavy isotope of nitrogen (${}^{15}N$). A sample was taken and spun in a centrifuge.
The diagram shows the position of the DNA band at Z in the centrifuge tube.
The culture was then allowed to reproduce using nucleotides containing the normal isotope of nitrogen (${}^{14}N$). Samples were taken and spun in a centrifuge after one generation and again after two generations.
In which…