6.4.1 The Experimental Proof
It is now proven that DNA replicates semiconservatively. It was shown first in Escherichia coli and subsequently in higher organisms, such as plants and human cells. Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl performed the following experiment in 1958:
(i) They grew E. coli in a medium containing 15NH4Cl (15N is the heavy isotope of nitrogen) as the only nitrogen source for many generations. The result was that 15N was incorporated into newly synthesised DNA (as well as other nitrogen containing compounds).
Learn Social Science Contemporary India
Learn India and the Contemporary World-II
Learn Understanding Economics Development
Learn Health and Physical Education
-
Football ,
Tennis ,
Badminton ,
Cricket ,
Other-sports ,


No comments:
Post a Comment