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25 December, 18:01

In planet Aggieus DNA replication is known to be conservative. Researchers kept replicating alien bacteria in media supplied with 15N and then isolated a single bacteria and placed it into 14N containing media.

After three divisions how many bacterial cells would contain 15N DNA?

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  1. 25 December, 20:15
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    1 bacterial cell would contain 15N DNA

    Explanation:

    According to conservative model of DNA replication, the two DNA strands do not separate from each other and direct the synthesis of entirely new DNA molecule.

    Here, a single bacteria had 15N DNA strands and then it was placed in N14 media. All the subsequent divisions would utilize 14N.

    After one division: One 15N DNA and one 14N DNA

    After two divisions : One 15N DNA and three 14N DNA

    After three divisions: One 15N DNA and seven 14N DNA

    Hence only one bacterial cell will contain 15N DNA
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