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showed that DNA was the genetic material of a phage known as t2 which infects the bacterium Escherichia coli.

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Q: How did Hersey and chase help build our understanding of genetics?
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How did hershey and chase and chase help build our understanding of genetics?

They showed that DNA carries genetic material.


What did hersey and chase discover?

They discovered by a clever experiment that DNA, not protein, is the genetic material of the cell. Google Hersey and Chase..


What contributions to science did Alfred hersey and Martha chase make?

what major contribution did martha chase have towards science


How did Martha Chase die?

Martha Cowles Chase is remember for a landmark experiement in genetics.


Who concluded that the genetis material of a bacteriophage is DNA?

The scientists Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase conducted a series of experiments at the Carnegie Institute of Washington in 1952, and concluded that the genetic material of a bacteriophage was DNA.


What did Hershey and chase work show?

Simply put, DNA is the genetic material, not protein. At that time no one was quite sure which was which. A clever experiment by Hersey and Chase settled this question. Google that experiment.


How much did the chase baseball field cost to build?

elenty billion dollars


How did Griffith Hershey Chase and Avery chage the understanding of DNA?

They showed that DNA carries genetic information.


How did griffith hershey chase and Avery changed the understanding of DNA?

They showed that DNA contains genetic information.


What chemical is found in protrin but not in dna?

Phosphorous in not found in any amino acid, the building blocks of protein. ( sulfur is not found in DNA, which lead to and elegant experiment with isotopes of these elements and the differentiation of them, one being the genetic material-Hersey and Chase )


What are annabeth chase's camp accessories?

A whole bunch of architect stuff. She wants to build monuments and buildings.


How do you chase away the spiders at the picnic on my sim's kingdom the game?

Build a pen, drive them into it , seal it shut