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Which scientist experimentally proved that is the sole genetic material in bacteriophage?

  1. A
    Beadle and Tatum
  2. B
    Messelson and Stahl
  3. C
    Hershey and Chase
  4. D
    Jacob and Monod

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Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase () used radioactive isotopes of phosphorus () and sulfur () to label DNA and protein of bacteriophage, respectively. They proved that only the DNA enters the bacteria, establishing it as the genetic material.

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Which scientist experimentally proved that is the sole genetic material in bacteriophage?
A
Beadle and Tatum
B
Messelson and Stahl
C
Hershey and Chase
D
Jacob and Monod

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