What was the initial belief about the genetic material before the work of Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod, and…

What was the initial belief about the genetic material before the work of Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod, and Maclyn McCarty?
  1. DNA
  2. RNA
  3. Protein
  4. Carbohydrates

Solution

Prior to the work of Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod and Maclyn McCarty (1933-44), the genetic material was thought to be a protein.

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