For how long should bacteria be cultured in a $^{14}N$ medium after being transferred from a $^{15}N$ medium so that the extracted $DNA$ consists of equal amounts of hybrid $DNA$ and light $DNA$?

  • A
    $20$ minutes
  • B
    $30$ minutes
  • C
    $40$ minutes
  • D
    $80$ minutes

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