If Hershey and Chase Had Found ³⁵S in Both the Pellet

question 139

Multiple Choice

If Hershey and Chase had found ³⁵S in both the pellet and the supernatant, what would have been their likely conclusion about the nature of DNA replication?

• A) A protein must be the information molecule.
• B) No conclusion would have been possible from these results.
• C) DNA is the genetic information molecule.
• D) Phage must have stuck to the bacteria.
• E) Phosphorus was in the information molecule.

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