Hershey and Chase set out to determine what molecule served as the unit of inheritance.They completed a series of transduction experiments in which E.coli was infected by a T2 virus.Which molecular component of the T2 virus actually ended up inside the cell?

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Hershey and Chase used a T2 virus, which is known to infect E. coli by injecting its genetic material (DNA) into the cell. Therefore, the molecular component of the T2 virus that ended up inside the cell was DNA.

Hershey and Chase Set Out to Determine What Molecule Served