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Which of the following is the heavy isotope of nitrogen?(a) ^14N(b) ^15N(c) ^13N(d) ^16NI had been asked this question in a national level competition.This question is from The Experimental Proof of Replication of DNA topic in chapter Molecular Basis of Inheritance of Biology – Class 12

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The correct choice is (b) ^15N

The explanation: Mathew Meselson and Franklin Stahl grew Escherichia coli in a medium CONTAINING ^15NH4Cl as the only source of NITROGEN for many YEARS together. The isotope of nitrogen in this compound is ^15N. It is SAID to be the heavy isotope of nitrogen.



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