The Significance of the Hershey and Chase Experiments in Which

question 13

Multiple Choice

The significance of the Hershey and Chase experiments in which ³²P and ³⁵S were used is that

• A) DNA labeled with ³⁵S and proteins labeled with ³²P can be traced in the course of an experiment.
• B) they demonstrated that DNA labeled with ³²P is transferred from the bacteriophage to the virus.
• C) they established that proteins labeled with ³⁵S become deactivated and unable to be transferred.
• D) they demonstrated that bacteriophages transfer their DNA, not their protein coats, into their hosts.
• E) DNA may be the hereditary material; although, bacteriophages transfer both DNA and proteins into their hosts.

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