The Meselson-Stahl experiment

Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2012 May-Jun;40(3):209-11. doi: 10.1002/bmb.20602. Epub 2012 Mar 2.

Abstract

Terms to be familiar with before you start to solve the test: DNA replication, nitrogen isotopes, density labeling, cesium chloride density gradient centrifugation, ultraviolet absorption, DNA denaturation, circular and linear DNA, superspiralization, superhelical DNA, and template.

MeSH terms

  • Ammonium Chloride / chemistry
  • Centrifugation, Density Gradient
  • Cesium / chemistry
  • Chlorides / chemistry
  • DNA Replication / genetics*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • DNA, Superhelical / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Biology / education*
  • Nitrogen Isotopes
  • Nucleic Acid Denaturation
  • Problem-Based Learning / methods*

Substances

  • Chlorides
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Superhelical
  • Nitrogen Isotopes
  • Ammonium Chloride
  • Cesium
  • cesium chloride