What was the conclusion drawn from the Hershey-Chase experiment?

What was the conclusion drawn from the Hershey-Chase experiment?
  1. Proteins are the genetic material
  2. RNA is the genetic material
  3. DNA is the genetic material
  4. Carbohydrates are the genetic material

Solution

The infection proceeded, the viral coats were removed from the bacteriA) Bacteria which was infected with viruses that had radioactive DNA were radioactive, indicating that DNA was the material that passed from the virus to the bacteria. Bacteria that were infected with viruses that had radioactive proteins were not radioactive. This indicates that proteins did not enter the bacteria from the viruses. DNA is therefore the genetic material that is passed from virus to bacteria.

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