Q. Select the incorrect statement.
A) Meselson and Stahl employed CsCl density gradient centrifugation for the separation of heavy and light DNA.
B) Taylor performed experiments on Drosophila to prove semiconservative mode of DNA replication.
C) The generation 1 in Meselson’s experiment consisted of hybrid DNA of intermediate density.
D) In generation 2 of E. coli in Meselson’s experiment, hybrid and light DNA strands were obtained.
Explanation
Taylor proved semiconservative mode of DN4 replication in faba beans or Vicia faba in 1958.
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