When Hershey and Chase Labeled Viruses with Radioactive Phosphorus, They

question 63

Multiple Choice

When Hershey and Chase labeled viruses with radioactive phosphorus, they concluded that the virus injects DNA and not protein into its host because ____.

• A)most of the radioactive protein was inside the bacteria ​
• B)most of the radioactive DNA was inside the bacteria
• C)both radioactive DNA and protein were inside the bacteria
• D)neither radioactive DNA nor protein were inside the bacteria
• E)entire viruses were inside the bacteria

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Definitions:

Mean Square

A measure used in ANOVA that is calculated by dividing the sum of squares by its degrees of freedom.

Levels

Different values or categories that a variable can take, often used in the context of categorical variables in research.

dfWG

Degrees of freedom within groups, a term used in statistical analysis, particularly ANOVA, to indicate the number of independent pieces of information available to estimate variances within the groups.