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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