When a mixture of debris from killed virulent bacteria and live nonvirulent bacteria are injected into mice:
A)the mice are killed because the virulent bacteria are revived.
B)the mice survive because none of the living bacteria are virulent.
C)the mice survive for a period of a few weeks and then die from an unrelated illness.
D)half the mice are killed and the other half survive.
E)the mice are killed because the nonvirulent bacteria are transformed into virulent bacteria.

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This scenario describes the process of bacterial transformation, where genetic material from the killed virulent bacteria is taken up by the live nonvirulent bacteria, transforming them into a virulent form. This was famously demonstrated in the Griffith experiment, showing that DNA could act as a transforming principle.

When a Mixture of Debris from Killed Virulent Bacteria and Live