Meselson and Stahl labelled parent DNA with a heavy isotope of which element?
APhosphorus
BSulfur
CCarbon
DNitrogen
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Nitrogen
Nitrogen is present in all DNA bases, so heavy 15N made the parent DNA denser than newly made DNA.
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