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Which scientist experimentally proved that DNA is the sole genetic material in bacteriophage ?
a
Beadle and Tautum
b
Messelson and Stahl
c
Hershey and Chase
d
Jacob and Monod
detailed solution
Correct option is C
The unequivocal proof that DNA is the genetic material came from the experiments of Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase. They worked with viruses that infect bacteria called bacteriophages. They discovered that it was DNA from the viruses that entered the bacteria.Talk to our academic expert!
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