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What was the primary goal of the scientists at the Rockefeller Institute in 1944?
To identify the molecule responsible for bacterial transformation
Which of the following molecules did Avery's team find was responsible for transformation?
DNA
Why were many biologists initially skeptical of Avery's results?
They believed that proteins, not DNA, carried genetic information
How was the genetic importance of DNA confirmed after Avery's work?
Through the Hershey-Chase experiment in 1952
What was the significance of Avery's work in the context of genetics?
It identified DNA as the molecule responsible for storing and transmitting genetic information
Learn about Oswald Avery's experiment in 1944, where he identified the molecule responsible for bacterial transformation by treating a mixture of molecules extracted from heat-killed bacteria with enzymes.
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