If protease treatment in Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty's experiment prevented the transformation of bacteria, what would have been the conclusion of these researchers?
A)RNA is the genetic/hereditary material.
B)DNA is the genetic/hereditary material.
C)Protein is the genetic/hereditary material.
D)Protein and RNA are the genetic/hereditary materials.
E)Protein and DNA are the genetic/hereditary materials.

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If protease treatment, which degrades proteins, had prevented bacterial transformation in Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty's experiment, it would have indicated that proteins were the genetic material responsible for transformation. Their actual findings showed that only DNase, which degrades DNA, could prevent transformation, leading to the conclusion that DNA is the genetic material.

If Protease Treatment in Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty's Experiment Prevented