What was the conclusion of the Hershey-Chase experiments?
A) Their results suggested the presence of a transforming principle.
B) Their results suggested that DNA is a double helix.
C) Their results suggested that A+G=T+C.
D) Their results suggested that the DNA is the genetic material.

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The conclusion of the Hershey-Chase experiments was that DNA is the genetic material. They used bacteriophages to infect bacteria and found that only when the DNA from the bacteriophage entered the bacteria did the bacteria become infected and produce more bacteriophages. This demonstrated that DNA, not protein (as some scientists had previously believed), is the genetic material responsible for inheritance and the transmission of traits.

What Was the Conclusion of the Hershey-Chase Experiments