A parent DNA molecule with both strands labeled with heavy nitrogen (15N^{15}\text{N}15N) is transferred to a growth medium containing only light nitrogen (14N^{14}\text{N}14N) and allowed to undergo three rounds of replication.
Which of the following statements correctly predict the results if DNA replication is semiconservative?
- After one round of replication, 100% of the DNA molecules have an intermediate hybrid density (15N/14N^{15}\text{N}/^{14}\text{N}15N/14N).
- After two rounds of replication, there is an equal proportion of intermediate density (15N/14N^{15}\text{N}/^{14}\text{N}15N/14N) molecules and light density (14N/14N^{14}\text{N}/^{14}\text{N}14N/14N) molecules.
- After three rounds of replication, 75% of the DNA molecules have intermediate hybrid density (15N/14N^{15}\text{N}/^{14}\text{N}15N/14N) and 25% have light density (14N/14N^{14}\text{N}/^{14}\text{N}14N/14N).