5 Questions
Which scientist discovered transformation while studying bacteria?
Frederick Griffith
During the 1930s and early 1940s, what did most geneticists believe the genetic material to be?
Protein
Who identified DNA as the genetic material responsible for transformation in bacteria?
Other scientists in 1944
What did some scientists think about DNA being the genetic material responsible for transformation in bacteria?
They thought it only applied to bacteria
In what year did other scientists identify DNA as the genetic material responsible for transformation?
1944
Test your knowledge about the evidence demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material and classic experiments addressing important questions in genetics. Learn about Griffith’s transformation experiment, Avery’s contribution, and the Hershey–Chase experiments.
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