Consider Griffith's Experiment: If He Observed Healthy Mice After Injecting

question 93

Multiple Choice

Consider Griffith's experiment: If he observed healthy mice after injecting these animals with dead virulent and live nonvirulent bacteria, what could he have concluded?

• A)Genetic information cannot be transferred between mice.
• B)Genetic information cannot be transferred between bacteria.
• C)Genetic information is transferrable.
• D)The RNA of the bacteria used in this experiment was degraded.
• E)None of the other answer options is correct.

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