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    What was the key observation in the Hershey-Chase experiment that supported DNA as the genetic material?

    A

    Radioactive sulfur (35^{35}S) was found inside the bacterial cells.

    B

    Radioactive phosphorus (32^{32}P) was found inside the bacterial cells.

    C

    Both radioactive sulfur and phosphorus were found inside the bacterial cells.

    D

    Neither radioactive sulfur nor phosphorus were found inside the bacterial cells.

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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.

    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.

    Which observation from Griffith's experiment with Streptococcus pneumoniae provided the strongest evidence for the existence of a 'transforming principle'?

    A

    Live non-virulent bacteria did not cause disease in mice.

    B

    Heat-killed virulent bacteria did not cause disease in mice.

    C

    Live virulent bacteria caused disease in mice.

    D

    Heat-killed virulent bacteria, when mixed with live non-virulent bacteria, caused the latter to become virulent.

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