What was the result of Hershey and Chase's experiments regarding the presence of radioactive DNA in the…

What was the result of Hershey and Chase's experiments regarding the presence of radioactive DNA in the viruses?
  1. Radioactive DNA was present in viruses grown on radioactive sulfur
  2. Radioactive DNA was not present in any of the viruses
  3. Radioactive DNA was present in viruses grown on radioactive phosphorus
  4. Radioactive DNA was present in both types of viruses

Solution

Viruses grown in the presence of radioactive phosphorus contained radioactive DNA, but not radioactive protein because DNA contains phosphorus but protein does not.

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