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
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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 component of the bacteriophage was found inside the bacteria in the Hershey-Chase experiment, confirming DNA as the genetic material?
Radioactively labeled protein (35S)
Radioactively labeled DNA (32P)
Both radioactively labeled protein and DNA
Neither radioactively labeled protein nor DNA
Hershey and Chase utilized bacteriophages to demonstrate that DNA is the genetic material. What is a bacteriophage?
A type of bacteria
A bacterial enzyme
A virus that infects bacteria
A component of bacterial DNA
In their side by side experiments Hershy and chase incorporated into?
Bacterial DNA
Protein Capsid of Phage
Cytoplasm of bacteria
Phage DNA
Which experiment definitively proved that DNA, and not protein, carries genetic information?
Griffith's transformation experiment
Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty's experiment
Meselson and Stahl's DNA replication experiment
Hershey and Chase's bacteriophage experiment
In the Hershey-Chase experiment, why was radioactive sulfur (35S) used to label phage proteins?
Sulfur is a component of both DNA and protein
Sulfur is a component of proteins but not DNA
Sulfur is easily detectable in bacterial cells
Sulfur is a common component of bacterial cell walls
In their side by side experiments Hershy and chase incorporated into?
Bacterial DNA
Protein Capsid of Phage
Cytoplasm of bacteria
Phage DNA
The Hershey-Chase experiment provided definitive evidence that DNA is the genetic material. Which of the following best describes their experimental approach?
Observing bacterial transformation using purified protein extracts
Analyzing the chemical composition of chromosomes
Radioactively labeling phage DNA and protein to track their fate during infection
Studying the inheritance patterns of mutant bacteria
In his bacteriophage experiments, Hershey and Chase demonstrated that DNA is genetic material in
TMV
bacteriophage
From his transformation experiment Griffith concluded with transforming principle might be?
DNA
Polysaccharide Capsule
RNA
None
