After ONE round of DNA replication in Meselson and Stahl's classic experiment,_________.
A)the conservative model was conclusively proven to be an inaccurate model
B)both the conservative and the semiconservative models were still possibilities
C)the semiconservative model was conclusively proven to be the accurate model
D)the dispersive model was conclusively proven to be an inaccurate model
E)all three models of replication were still possibilities

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After one round of DNA replication in Meselson and Stahl's experiment, the conservative model was conclusively proven to be inaccurate because the DNA consisted of intermediate-density DNA rather than a mix of light and heavy DNA, which would have been expected if the conservative model were correct.

After ONE Round of DNA Replication in Meselson and Stahl's