NEET · Biology · STD 12 - 5. molecular basis of inheritance
Unequivocal proof that DNA is the genetic material was first proposed by
- A Wilkins and Franklin
- B Frederick Griffith
- C Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
- D Avery, Macleoid and McCarthy
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(C) Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
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The unequivocal proof that \(DNA\) is the genetic material came from the experiment of Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase. Avery, Macleoid and McCarty gave the biochemical characterisation of Transforming Principle.
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