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    1.

    Which one of the following is correctly matched?

    A

    Frederick Griffith - Discovered the phenomenon of transformation

    B

    Linus Pauling - Isolated DNA for the first time

    C

    Francis Crick - Proposed one gene-one polypeptide hypothesis

    D

    George Beadle - Proposed the concept of inborn errors

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    4.

    Which experiment definitively proved that DNA, and not protein, is the genetic material?

    A

    Griffith's experiment with Streptococcus pneumoniae

    B

    Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty's experiment with bacterial transformation

    C

    Hershey-Chase experiment using bacteriophages

    D

    Meselson-Stahl experiment demonstrating semi-conservative replication

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    7.

    In the Hershey-Chase experiment, what crucial observation confirmed that DNA, and not protein, was the genetic material injected into bacteria by bacteriophages?

    A

    Radioactive sulfur (35S) was found inside the bacterial cells, while radioactive phosphorus (32P) remained outside.

    B

    Both radioactive phosphorus (32P) and sulfur (35S) were found inside the bacterial cells.

    C

    Neither radioactive phosphorus (32P) nor sulfur (35S) were found inside the bacterial cells.

    D

    Radioactive phosphorus (32P) was found inside the bacterial cells, while radioactive sulfur (35S) remained outside.

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    9.

    In the Hershey-Chase experiment, why was radioactive sulfur (35S) used to label phage proteins?

    A

    Sulfur is a component of both DNA and protein

    B

    Sulfur is a component of proteins but not DNA

    C

    Sulfur is easily detectable in bacterial cells

    D

    Sulfur is a common component of bacterial cell walls

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