NEETBiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceMCQ+4 / −1
Transformation experiment was first performed
on which bacteria : -
- ADiplococcus pneumoniae
- BPasteurella pestis
- CE. coli
- DSalmonella
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Correct answer: A
Transformation involves transfer of genetic material of one bacterial cell into another bacterial cell by some unknown mechanism and it converts one type of bacterium into another type. This was first studied by Griffith (1928) in Diplococcus pneumoniae and hence is known as Griffith effect.
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