Escherichia coli fully labelled with $15 \mathrm{~N}$ is allowed to grow in $14 \mathrm{~N}$ medium. The two strands of $DNA$ molecule of the first generation bacteria have

  • A

    different density and do not resemble with their parent $DNA.$

  • B

    different density but resemble with their parent $DNA.$

  • C

    same density and resemble with their parent $DNA.$

  • D

    same density but do not resemble with their parent $DNA.$

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