finally with the help of Watson and Crick we identified our structure
no worries we are going to find that
yes! we are double helix in shape
there are three basic DNA replication
but i have a big question , how do we replicate?
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second is conservative replication, that the entire DNA molecule acted as a template for the synthesis of new strand.
First is semi conservative replication, in that 2 strands of DNA unwind from each other and acts as a template for the synthesis of a new strand.
and the third is Dispersive replication, in which the DNA replication results in two DNA molecules that are mixture or hybrid
Lets grow E.coli in a medium containing heavy isotope of nitrogen N15
I have E.coli containing a heavy isotope of nitrogen N15. After many generations i will be transmitted to a medium containing light N14 isotope and to grow for several generations.
We have to collect samples at each generations and extract and purify the DNA using density gradient centrifugation
GEN 0i have only one single band containing heavy N15
conclusion from GEN 0 and GEN 1 is that the DNA replicates either dispersively or semi conservatively
GEN 1i have intermediate in density between N15 and N14
GEN 3 and GEN 4:the hybrid band progressively faints and the light band progressively stronger.
GEN 2 i have two bands, one from 1st gen and other from 2nd gen.
Dispersive replication is excluded because, replication results in two DNA molecules that are mixtures, but its totally contrast to the results we obtained.
By the experiment we conclude that DNA replicate semi conservatively, that is each strand is a DNA molecule serves as a template for synthesis of a new complementary strand.
WOW! it is very much interesting to see us replicating semi conservatively.
That is why our experiment is called "THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EXPERIMENT IN BIOLOGY".