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Assuming that 50 heavy (i.e., containing 'N^(15)' DNA molecules replicated twice in a medium containing 'N^(14)' we expect

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100 half heavy and half light and 150 light DNA molecules

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100 half heavy and half light and 100 light DNA molecules

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50 heavy and 150 light DNA molecules

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50 heavy and 100 light DNA molecules

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