What was the outcome of the experiment conducted by Avery, MacLeod and McCarty?

What was the outcome of the experiment conducted by Avery, MacLeod and McCarty?
  1. RNA was found to be the transforming principle
  2. Proteins were found to be the transforming principle
  3. DNA was found to be the transforming principle
  4. Lipids were found to be the transforming principle

Solution

Avery, MacLeod and McCarty discovered that DNA alone from S bacteria caused R bacteria to become transformed, suggesting that DNA is the hereditary material.

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