Avery, Macleod, and McCarty Expanded on Griffith's Experiment to Prove

question 16

Multiple Choice

Avery, Macleod, and McCarty expanded on Griffith's experiment to prove that DNA is the hereditary molecule required for transformation. What treatment of the heat- killed SIII bacteria extract resulted in the mouse LIVING?

• A) Destruction of type SIII DNA with DNase
• B) Destruction of type SIII lipids and polysaccharides
• C) Destruction of type SIII RNA with RNase
• D) Destruction of type SIII proteins with protease
• E) Use of the control group (null treatment), in which all components are intact

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