Figure 13.1 -A Space Probe Returns with a Culture of a Microorganism

Multiple Choice

Figure 13.1
-A space probe returns with a culture of a microorganism found on a distant planet. Analysis shows that it is a carbon-based life-form that has DNA. You grow the cells in 15N medium for several generations and then transfer them to 14N medium. Which pattern in Figure 13.1 would you expect if the DNA was replicated in a conservative manner?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E