NEETBiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceMCQ+4 / −1
The experimental proof for semi-conservative
replication of DNA was first shown in a
- Afungus
- Bbacterium
- Cplant
- Dvirus.
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Correct answer: B
Semi-conservative DNA replication was first shown in bacterium escherichia coli by Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl.
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