The first direct evidence indicating that DNA,rather than RNA or protein,is the genetic material in bacteriophages was performed by:
A) Griffith
B) Avery, McLeod, and McCarty
C) Hershey and Chase
D) Watson and Crick
E) Sia and Dawson

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Hershey and Chase provided the first direct evidence that DNA was the genetic material in bacteriophages in 1952 through their experiments with radioactively labeled viruses infecting bacteria. They found that when the bacteriophage transferred its genetic material into the host cell, it was the DNA - not the protein coat - that was passed on to the next generation of viruses.

The First Direct Evidence Indicating That DNA,rather Than RNA or Protein,is