Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Question:

Who performed experiments on Vicia faba to prove that the DNA replicates semi-conservatively?

Options:

Taylor and colleagues

Matthew Meselson

Stahl

Hershey and Chase

Correct Answer:

Taylor and colleagues

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Taylor and colleagues

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.