If the Avery-MacLeod-McCarty transformation experiment was carried out in an RNA world, the transforming activity would be destroyed by:
A)DNase.
B)RNase.
C)protease.
D)lipase.

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In an RNA world, genetic information would be stored in RNA rather than DNA. Therefore, the transforming activity in the Avery-MacLeod-McCarty experiment would be present in RNA rather than DNA. RNase is an enzyme that breaks down RNA, so it would destroy the transforming activity in this scenario. DNase would not affect RNA, and neither would protease or lipase.

If the Avery-MacLeod-McCarty Transformation Experiment Was Carried Out in an RNA