Why Did the Mice Become Ill When Injected with a Mixture

question 38

Multiple Choice

Why did the mice become ill when injected with a mixture of dead S bacteria and live,capsuleless R bacteria?

• A) RNA was passed from the live R bacteria to the dead S bacteria,bringing them back to life.
• B) RNA was passed from the dead virulent S bacteria to the live nonvirulent R bacteria.
• C) DNA was passed from the dead virulent S bacteria to the live nonvirulent R bacteria.
• D) Protein was passed from the dead virulent S bacteria to the live nonvirulent R bacteria.
• E) The virulent S bacteria were not 100% dead and so were still able to make the mice ill.

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