The _______ was labeled using the radioisotope ³²P in the Hershey-Chase experiments. A) RNA B) DNA C) protein D) carbohydrates

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The Hershey-Chase experiments were conducted to determine whether DNA or protein was the genetic material responsible for inheritance. They labeled bacteriophages with either radioactive sulfur (marked protein) or radioactive phosphorus (marked DNA) and infected bacteria with the labeled phages. Only the bacteria infected with the radioactive phosphorus-labeled phages showed radioactivity, indicating that DNA, not protein, was the genetic material. Therefore, the answer is B (DNA).

The _______ Was Labeled Using the Radioisotope 32P in the Hershey-Chase

The _______ Was Labeled Using the Radioisotope ³²P in the Hershey-Chase