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.