Question

Can you identify the banding patterns predicted by each model after the second round of replication?Drag the test tubes to the appropriate locations in the table to show the banding patterns that each model predicts. Test tubes may be used once or not at all.

Answer 1

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Explanation: When this study was carried out by Meselson and Stahl, their findings are compatible with the trend expected by semi-conservative analysis, establishing this as the right template. The two parent strands are split as DNA replicates, and each strand acts as a blueprint for a new DNA strand synthesis.

After the first replication, there are two DNA double helices each marked as superscript 14 N slash superscript 15 N. After the second replication, four double helices of DNA are produced. Three of them are marked as 14 N superscript slash 15 N. Two other DNA was marked as 14 N slash superscript 14 N.

Remember that after a round of testing, Meselson and Stahl were able to rule out the moderate template based on the results. At that point, though, they were unable to rule out the dispersive model because that model predicts the same trend as the semiconservative model. But after two trials, the findings made it possible for them to rule out the dispersive design.