Read the following statements.
A) Frederick Griffith was not able to define the biochemical nature of genetic material in his experiment.
B) The transformation of R-strain bacteria to virulent S-strain occurred due to the transfer of DNA
In the light of given statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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A is false, B is true

Both A and B are true

A is true, B is false

Both A and B are false

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Frederick Griffith concluded that the R strain bacteria had somehow been transformed by the heat- killed S strain bacteria. Some ‘transforming principle’, transferred from the heat-killed S strain, had enabled the R strain to synthesise a smooth polysaccharide coat and become virulent.

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