Molecular Basis of Inheritance Question 40

40. Who proved that DNA is basic genetic material?

[1993]

(a) Griffith

(b) Watson

(c) Boveri and Sutton

(d) Hershey and Chase

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Answer : d

Hints & Solution

(d) Hershey and Chase (1952) worked on Escherichia coli and conclusively proved that DNA is the genetic material.