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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