Using radioactive isotopes, Hershey and Chase traced the movement of DNA and protein during phage infection. They demonstrated that DNA, not protein, enters the bacterial cell during phage reproduction and that only DNA is passed on to progeny phages.
-Could Hershey and Chase have used a radioactive isotope of carbon instead of ³²P? Why or why not?

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The Answer of Using radioactive isotopes, Hershey and Chase traced the movement of DNA and protein during phage infection. They demonstrated that DNA, not protein, enters the bacterial cell during phage reproduction and that only DNA is passed on to progeny phages. -Could Hershey and Chase have used a radioactive isotope of carbon instead of ³²P? Why or why not?

Using Radioactive Isotopes, Hershey and Chase Traced the Movement of DNA