9700/13 Biology May Jun 2016 Online Test | Cambridge AS and A Level MCQ

DNA is said to replicate in a semi-conservative way.
Results of Meselson and Stahl’s experiments gave overwhelming support to this theory. They used E. coli which has a generation time of 50 minutes.
Here are the stages occuring in their experiment but they are in the wrong order. ${}^{14}N$ DNA contains the ‘light’ isotope of nitrogen. ${}^{15}N$ DNA contains the ‘heavy’ isotope.
P All bacteria contain 15N DNA.
Q All…