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What did hershey and chase know about bacteriophages that led them to use these viruses in their DNA experiment?
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Bacteriophages are made up of little more than a DNA molecule and surrounded by a protein coat
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What role did studying bacterial viruses play in identifying genetic material?
My biology book says: Hershey and Chase's experiment with bacteriophages confirmed Avery's results, convincing many scientists that DNA was the genetic material found in genes- not just in viruses and bacteria, but in all living cells. Hoped this helps :)
How would the results of the hersheychase experiment have been different if protein were the genetic material?
The experiment would simple prove them wrong and prove that DNA is the genetic carrier.
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.
How did Hershey and Chase's research with bacteriophages help confirm that DNA is in genetic material?
They found that all of the viral DNA and little of the protein had entered E. coli cells. Then they concluded that DNA is the hereditary molecule in viruses.
Which radioactive tracer showed up in the bacteria that led Hershey and Chase to their conclusion that DNA not Protein was the genetic material?
According to my bio book, I think it's Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase, in the HERSHEY-CHASE experiment.
What happened in Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase's blunder experiment?
bacteriophages
What role did studying bacterial viruses play in identifying genetic material?
My biology book says: Hershey and Chase's experiment with bacteriophages confirmed Avery's results, convincing many scientists that DNA was the genetic material found in genes- not just in viruses and bacteria, but in all living cells. Hoped this helps :)
What two radio active elements did Hershey and Chanse inject into bacteriophages?
Hershey and Chase used isotopes of sulphur and phosphorus. Please see the link.
What was used by Hershey and chase in their experiment?
Bacteriophage
How would the results of the hersheychase experiment have been different if protein were the genetic material?
The experiment would simple prove them wrong and prove that DNA is the genetic carrier.
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.
Using radioactive tracers to determine the interactions of bacteriophages and their host bacteria Hershey and Chase demonstrated without question that?
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How did Hershey and Chase's research with bacteriophages help confirm that DNA is in genetic material?
They found that all of the viral DNA and little of the protein had entered E. coli cells. Then they concluded that DNA is the hereditary molecule in viruses.
How did the Hershey and chase experiment produce evidence the DNA and not protein is the hereditary material in viruses?
They found that all of the viral DNA and little of the protein had entered E. coli cells. Then they concluded that DNA is the hereditary molecule in viruses.
What did the experiment of Hershey and chase show?
DNA controls heredity, not proteins.
Which radioactive tracer showed up in the bacteria that led Hershey and Chase to their conclusion that DNA not Protein was the genetic material?
According to my bio book, I think it's Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase, in the HERSHEY-CHASE experiment.
What did hershey and chase observe in the offspring bacteria?
Hershey and Chase observed that DNA is the identity of the hereditary material in phage T2. Hershey and Chase used radioactive labels to mark the protein of the bacteriaphage in one experiment and the DNA in another.
