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Frederick Griffiths was important for his pioneering work in genetics, particularly through his 1928 experiment with Streptococcus pneumoniae, which demonstrated the phenomenon of transformation. He discovered that non-virulent bacteria could acquire virulence when exposed to dead virulent bacteria, suggesting that some "transforming principle" was responsible for this change. His findings laid the groundwork for later research that ultimately identified DNA as the genetic material, significantly advancing our understanding of heredity and molecular Biology.

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