Question

If Meselson and Stahl's experiment is continued for sixth generations in bacteria, the ratio of Heavy strands ¹⁵N/¹⁵N: Hybrid¹⁵N/¹⁴N: light ¹⁴N/¹⁴N containing DNA in the sixth generation would be ______

Options

• 1:1:1

• 0:1:7

• 0:1:15

• 0:1:31

Answer 1

If Meselson and Stahl's experiment is continued for sixth generations in bacteria, the ratio of Heavy strands ¹⁵N/¹⁵N: Hybrid¹⁵N/¹⁴N: light ¹⁴N/¹⁴N containing DNA in the sixth generation would be 0:1:31.