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Avery's Experiment on Bacterial Transformation

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What was the primary goal of the scientists at the Rockefeller Institute in 1944?

To confirm the genetic importance of DNA

To identify the molecule responsible for bacterial transformation (correct)

To study the effects of enzymes on various biological molecules

To repeat Griffith's transformation experiment

Which of the following molecules did Avery's team find was responsible for transformation?

Lipids

DNA (correct)

Proteins

Carbohydrates

Why were many biologists initially skeptical of Avery's results?

They were unaware of Griffith's earlier work on transformation

They were not convinced by the evidence presented

They believed that proteins, not DNA, carried genetic information (correct)

They thought the experimental methods were flawed

How was the genetic importance of DNA confirmed after Avery's work?

<p>Through the Hershey-Chase experiment in 1952</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of Avery's work in the context of genetics?

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Avery's Experiment on Bacterial Transformation

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Questions and Answers

What was the primary goal of the scientists at the Rockefeller Institute in 1944?

Which of the following molecules did Avery's team find was responsible for transformation?

Why were many biologists initially skeptical of Avery's results?

How was the genetic importance of DNA confirmed after Avery's work?

What was the significance of Avery's work in the context of genetics?

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