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Hershey and chase concluded that the genetic material of the bacteriophage was?
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Why was Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase's experiment so important?
In their experiments, Hershey and Chase showed that when bacteriophages, which are composed of DNA and protein, infect bacteria, their DNA enters the host bacterial cell, but most of their protein does not. Although the results were not conclusive, and Hershey and Chase were cautious in their interpretation, previous, contemporaneous and subsequent discoveries all served to prove that DNA is the hereditary material.
What is the tail of a bacteriophage specialized for?
Landing on a bacterium and inserting the viruses genetic material into the bacterium.
What did the hershey-chase blender experiment help prove?
The genetic material is made of DNA.
Is a T4 bacteriophage virus living or non living?
Bacteriophage viruses are nonliving. They are DNA or RNA encapsulated in a protein coated capsule with recognition sites to bind to specific target sites on bacteria and insert their genetic material for viral replication or to induce changes in the bacterial genetic material.
Why does lysogenic bacteriophage contribute to bacterial virulence?
The genetic material of the phage can be passed on to future generations of cells.
What result did Hershey and chase observe?
they concluded that the genetic material of the bacteriophage was DNA, not protein
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.
Describe the contributions of hershey and chase to the understanding that DNA is the genetic material?
Hershey and Chase radioactively labelled T2 bacteriophage with P (DNA) and S (protein) to determine if protein or DNA carried the genetic material. They let the bacteriophage infect E.coli. The radioactive material found in the host E.coli contained the radioactive P (found in DNA) as the bacteriophage had multiplied inside the cell, but the radioactive S was not found inside the cell. Therefore DNA is the hereditary molecule resorce - some other guy off the internet
Why was Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase's experiment so important?
In their experiments, Hershey and Chase showed that when bacteriophages, which are composed of DNA and protein, infect bacteria, their DNA enters the host bacterial cell, but most of their protein does not. Although the results were not conclusive, and Hershey and Chase were cautious in their interpretation, previous, contemporaneous and subsequent discoveries all served to prove that DNA is the hereditary material.
What is a prophage-?
Genetic material of a bacteriophage , joined into the genome of a bacterium and able to produce phages if activated
What did Hershey and Chase show the genetic material of the t2 bacteriophage was?
DNA is the genetic material. However, Hershey-Chase also stated that some little sulfur containing material also entered the bacterial cell. Looking at these two conclusions, Hershey-Chase could not reach a definite conclusion as to whether DNA or Protein contains the genetic material. The conclusion came from Watson-Crick who stated that the sulfur containing material could have entered the cell due to the fact that DNA replication and subsequently translation of the mRNA leads to the synthesis of sulfur containing protein which were found in the bacterial cell.
The way that genetic material of a bacteriophage enters a bacterium is most like the way that?
a drug is injected with a hypodermic needle. virus = bacteriophage
What best summarize the finding of Hershey and Chase?
Alfred Hershey and Margaret Chase confirmed that DNA is a genetic material.
What is the tail of a bacteriophage specialized for?
Landing on a bacterium and inserting the viruses genetic material into the bacterium.
How hershey and chase confirmed that DNA is the genetic material?
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What did the hershey-chase blender experiment help prove?
The genetic material is made of DNA.
What summarizes the findings of Hershey and Chase?
Alfred Hershey and Margaret Chase confirmed that DNA is a genetic material.
