What did the experiment of Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty aim to determine?

What did the experiment of Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty aim to determine?
  1. The chemical nature of the transforming principle
  2. The genetic code
  3. The mechanism of protein synthesis
  4. The role of RNAs in inheritance

Solution

The experiment of Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty aimed to determine the biochemical nature of the "transforming principle" that was observed in Griffith's experiment.

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