Question
Question: Which of the following was not important evidence that helped advance the idea that DNA is the genet...
Which of the following was not important evidence that helped advance the idea that DNA is the genetic material?
A
DNA is present in the head of the T2 bacteriophage, but protein is only in its coat.
B
The amount of DNA staining is constant in the cells of a species, except that gametes have one-half as much as somatic cells.
C
That heat-killed S strain pneumococci could transform living R strain into virulent S strain.
D
The demonstration by Avery, MacLeod, and Mc Carthy that the transforming principle is DNA
Answer
DNA is present in the head of the T2 bacteriophage, but protein is only in its coat.