What was the result of Hershey and Chase's experiments regarding the transfer of genetic material from the…

What was the result of Hershey and Chase's experiments regarding the transfer of genetic material from the virus to the bacteria?
  1. Proteins entered the bacteria from the viruses
  2. RNA entered the bacteria from the viruses
  3. DNA entered the bacteria from the viruses
  4. Neither proteins nor DNA entered the bacteria from the viruses

Solution

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.

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