NEETBiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceMCQ+4 / −1
The unequivocal proof of DNA as the genetic
material came from the studies on a :
- AViroid
- BBacterium
- CFungus
- DBacterial virus
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Correct answer: D
The unequivocal proof that DNA is the genetic material came from the experiments of Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase (1952). They worked with viruses that infect bacteria called bacteriophages.
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