Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty Carried Out Experiments to Identify the Class

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Essay

Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty carried out experiments to identify the class of biological molecule that carries heritable information.Explain how they identified the "transforming principle" that could convert a harmless strain of bacteria to a pathogenic one.

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Definitions:

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

a mental health condition triggered by experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event, characterized by severe anxiety, flashbacks, nightmares, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event.

Acute Stress Disorder

A mental condition that develops shortly after a traumatic event, featuring anxiety, dissociative, and other symptoms that may resemble PTSD.

Anxiety

The central nervous system’s physiological and emotional response to a vague sense of threat or danger.

Hysteria

An outdated, non-specific term historically used to describe a variety of psychological disorders characterized by extreme emotional reactions and somatic symptoms.