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A dsDNA found in E. Coli has N^(15) labe...

A dsDNA found in E. Coli has `N^(15)` labeled nitrogen bases. This organism was provided with `N^(14)` based nitrogen bases for the replication process . The two new DNA molecules synthesized after one round of replication in the `N^14` based medium . describes about the comparison between parent DNA and daughter DNA ?

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