NEET2023Botany-Search For Genetic Material

NEET 2023 Botany Hershey & Chase MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-fact-Easy-Class 12

Unequivocal proof that DNA is the genetic material was first proposed by

A

Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase

B

Avery, Macleoid and McCarthy

C

Wilkins and Franklin

D

Frederick Griffith

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

The Hershey-Chase experiment provided clear evidence that DNA is the genetic material by using bacteriophages to show that DNA, not protein, is the material that carries genetic information.

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