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
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Which characteristic of DNA makes it a more stable carrier of genetic information compared to RNA?
The presence of uracil instead of thymine
Its single-stranded structure
The presence of deoxyribose sugar instead of ribose sugar
Its susceptibility to alkaline hydrolysis
If a segment of double-stranded DNA has 20% adenine, what percentage of guanine would it contain?
20%
30%
40%
50%
If Hershey and Chase had found both 32P and 35S inside the bacteria, what would have been the conclusion of their experiment regarding the genetic material?
DNA is the genetic material
Protein is the genetic material
Both DNA and protein are the genetic material
The experiment would be inconclusive regarding which molecule is the genetic material
Which enzyme was used by Avery, MacLeod and McCarty to prove that DNA is the genetic material?
RNase
Protease
DNase
Lipase
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.
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
