Question
Biology Question on the molecular basis of inheritance
Unequivocal proof that DNA is the genetic material was first proposed by
A
Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
B
Avery, Macleoid and McCarthy
C
Wilkins and Franklin
D
Frederick Griffith
Answer
Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
Explanation
Solution
In the Hershey-Chase experiment conducted in 1952, Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase used bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) to show that DNA, rather than protein, is the genetic material. The experiment provided strong evidence that DNA carries the genetic information needed for viral replication within bacterial cells.
Therefore, The correct option is (A): Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase