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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

A

100 hlaf heavy and half light and 150 light DNA molecules

B

100 half heavy and half light and 100 light DNA molecules

C

50 heavy and 150 light DNA molecules

D

50 heavy and 100 light DNA molecules

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