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phages can range from 50nm to 200nm.This dimension dont favorizied virused to enty intairlly into their host bacteria.Cell wall of bacteria it is composed of peptidoglycan a glicoprotein that it protect bacteria again enviromental stress and agents.For this reason phages have evolved to inject their genome to the host bacteria.

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What do bacteriophage infect?

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Hershey and Chase's experiment used bacteriophage T2, which consists of protein and DNA molecules. They were able to show that only the DNA component of the bacteriophage was responsible for carrying genetic information into the host bacterial cell during infection.


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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.


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What did Martha chase discover?

Martha Chase, along with Alfred Hershey, conducted experiments in the early 1950s that demonstrated DNA is the genetic material of viruses. Their work with the T2 bacteriophage, a virus that infects bacteria, showed that only the DNA from the virus, not its protein coat, was necessary for the infection of bacteria. This pivotal discovery provided strong evidence for the role of DNA in heredity and laid the groundwork for molecular biology.


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