Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Question:

Similar experiment like Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl was performed by Taylor in 1958.What was the experimental organism of Taylor?

Options:

E.coli.

Streptococcus .

Vicia faba .

Vinca rosea .

Correct Answer:

Vicia faba .

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) – Vicia faba .

An experiments involving use of radioactive thymidine to detect distribution of newly synthesised DNA in the chromosomes was performed on Vicia faba (faba beans) by Taylor and colleagues in 1958. The experiments proved that the DNA in chromosomes also replicate semiconservatively.