Why Was the Bacterial Virus That Hershey and Chase Used

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Multiple Choice

Why was the bacterial virus that Hershey and Chase used a good experimental system for determining whether DNA or protein was the molecule of inheritance?

• A) The virus only contained DNA and protein and it was already known that the virus only injected its inheritable material into the cells it infected.
• B) The DNA portion of the virus that Hershey and Chase used was known to be naturally radioactive, but the protein portion was not radioactive.
• C) Viruses only reproduce outside of cells so it is easy to isolate their molecule of inheritance.
• D) The DNA of viruses has a different, easier to visualize, structure than the DNA of humans.

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