Before DNA was conclusively shown to be the hereditary material, many geneticists believed that protein was likely to play that role. What qualities do you think made proteins seem like a better candidate than nucleic acids for the molecule that encodes genetic information?

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Before DNA Was Conclusively Shown to Be the Hereditary Material