Molecular Basis of Inheritance Question 41
41. The transforming principle of Pneuтососиs as found out by Avery, MacLeod and McCarty was
[1993]
(a) mRNA
(b) DNA
(c) protein
(d) polysaccharide
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Answer : b
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(b) The transforming chemical discovered by Griffith in his experiments with Pneumococcus, was confirmed as DNA by Avery, McLeod and McCarty.
