Which of the following is correct about the Hershey chase experiment
A.They infected viruses with bacterial cells
b. They discovered that the proteins from the virus enter the cell while the DNA stayed behind
C.They determine that infected bacteria contain tags from the virus’s DNA
D. They found no way for hereditary material to be transformed between viruses and bacteria
Answers
The Hershey chase experiment is “They determine that infected bacteria contain tags from the virus’s DNA”
He was determined to prove that the tags are actually a part of virus DNA that is held by the infected bacteria.
They run a number of an experiment to come up with the result which they were able to prove.
Hershey and Chase concluded that DNA, not protein, was the genetic material. They determined that a protective protein coat was formed around the bacteriophage, but that the internal DNA is what conferred its ability to produce progeny inside a bacterium.
Hershey and Chase did two experiments to prove that DNA is the carrier of the genetic information. First, they grew phages (viruses which infect bacteria) in a medium containing radioactive sulphur (35S). This marked all the proteins of the phage (the hull) radioactive. They then used this phage to infect bacteria.