If Replication Were Conservative Instead of Semi-Conservative, the Famous Meselson

Multiple Choice

If replication were conservative instead of semi-conservative, the famous Meselson and Stahl experiment would have shown which of the following results after the first round of replication?

A) All of the double helices would have been heavy chains
B) All of the double helices would have been light chains
C) Half of the double helices would have been all heavy chains and the other half would have been all light chains
D) All of the double helices would have been a combination of a heavy strand and a light strand