NEET 2018 · Class 12

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

The experimental proof for semiconservative replication of DNA was first shown in a

  1. (A)Fungus
  2. (B)Bacterium
  3. (C)Virus
  4. (D)Plant

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It was shown first in *Escherichia coli* and subsequently in higher organisms, such as plants

Chapter
Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Section
5.4.1 The Experimental Proof
Page
9
Words matched
15 of 15

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'It was shown first in Escherichia coli' which is a bacterium, directly matching the correct answer option B and distinguishing it from fungus, virus, or plant.

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