E. Coli about to replicate was placed in...

E. Coli about to replicate was placed in a medium containing radio active thymidine for five minutes. Then it was made to replicate in a normal medium. Which of the following observation shall be correct : -

Both the strands of DNA will be radioactive

One strand radioactive

Each strand radioactive

None is radioactive

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