Oswald Avery and colleagues strengthened scientific support that DNA was the transforming factor by replicating the Griffith experiment with some important differences in experimental design.The key difference was:
A)purifying S strain DNA and RNA from other biomolecules.
B)systematically eliminating the impact of classes of S strain biomolecules using enzymatic digestion before mixing with R strain live cells.
C)injecting S strain DNA directly into R strain cells and observing the change in phenotype.
D)Avery used Escherichia coli rather than Streptococcus as it is easier to transform.
E)All of the answer options are correct.

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Avery and his colleagues systematically eliminated the impact of classes of S strain biomolecules using enzymatic digestion before mixing with R strain live cells. This allowed them to determine that DNA was the transforming factor.

Oswald Avery and Colleagues Strengthened Scientific Support That DNA Was