Griffith,a British Microbiologist,used a Bacteria and Mice to Demonstrate Transformation

question 23

Multiple Choice

Griffith,a British microbiologist,used a bacteria and mice to demonstrate transformation.His results clearly offered evidence for that process.Transformation is

• A)the ability for bacterial homologous chromosomes to transform themselves into an exact copy,sometimes referred to as DNA replication.
• B)the ability of the nucleus of a cell to regenerate and repair itself when damaged by bacterial infections.
• C)the ability of the infected mice to transform the bacteria from pathogenic to non-pathogenic during the experiments.
• D)the ability to transfer genetic materials from one cell to another.
• E)the ability for the nucleus of a bacterial cell to bypass the process of DNA replication by transforming into a spore during unsuitable environmental conditions.

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