If Hershey and Chase had found radioactive sulfur () inside the bacteria instead of radioactive phosphorus (), what would have been the conclusion of their experiment?
DNA is the genetic material.
Protein is the genetic material.
Both DNA and protein are the genetic material.
Neither DNA nor protein is the genetic material.
Related Questions
Griffith conducted his transformation experiments on?
E. Coli
Tetracoccus
Diplococcus
Penicillin
Which experiment definitively proved that DNA, and not protein, is the genetic material?
Griffith's experiment with Streptococcus pneumoniae
Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty's experiment with bacterial transformation
Hershey-Chase experiment using bacteriophages
Meselson-Stahl experiment demonstrating semi-conservative replication
Which of the following radioisotope is not suitable for DNA labeling based studies?
What was the transforming principle identified by Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty?
Protein
RNA
DNA
Carbohydrates
Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty purified the 'transforming principle' identified by Griffith. Which treatment specifically abolished the transforming activity, proving its chemical nature?
Protease
Ribonuclease
Deoxyribonuclease
Lipase
Which observation from Griffith's experiment with Streptococcus pneumoniae provided the strongest evidence for the existence of a 'transforming principle'?
Live non-virulent bacteria did not cause disease in mice.
Heat-killed virulent bacteria did not cause disease in mice.
Live virulent bacteria caused disease in mice.
Heat-killed virulent bacteria, when mixed with live non-virulent bacteria, caused the latter to become virulent.
From his transformation experiment Griffith concluded with transforming principle might be?
DNA
Polysaccharide Capsule
RNA
None
If Hershey and Chase had found radioactive sulfur () inside the bacteria instead of radioactive phosphorus (), what would have been the conclusion of their experiment?
DNA is the genetic material.
Protein is the genetic material.
Both DNA and protein are the genetic material.
Neither DNA nor protein is the genetic material.
What was the key observation in the Hershey-Chase experiment that supported DNA as the genetic material?
Radioactive sulfur (S) was found inside the bacterial cells.
Radioactive phosphorus (P) was found inside the bacterial cells.
Both radioactive sulfur and phosphorus were found inside the bacterial cells.
Neither radioactive sulfur nor phosphorus were found inside the bacterial cells.
In the Hershey-Chase experiment, what crucial observation confirmed that DNA, and not protein, was the genetic material injected into bacteria by bacteriophages?
Radioactive sulfur (35S) was found inside the bacterial cells, while radioactive phosphorus (32P) remained outside.
Both radioactive phosphorus (32P) and sulfur (35S) were found inside the bacterial cells.
Neither radioactive phosphorus (32P) nor sulfur (35S) were found inside the bacterial cells.
Radioactive phosphorus (32P) was found inside the bacterial cells, while radioactive sulfur (35S) remained outside.
