Question

Which of the following is correct about the Hershey-Chase experiment? A. They infected viruses with bacterial cells. B. They discovered that the protein from the virus entered the cell, while the DNA stayed behind. C. They found no way for hereditary material to be transferred between viruses and bacteria. D. They determined that infected bacteria contained tags from the virus’s DNA.

Answer 1

answer is d) it contained phosphorus tags, it was bacteriophage not virus that infected bacteria

Answer 2

Which of the following is correct about the Hershey-Chase experiment? A. They infected viruses with bacterial cells. B. They discovered that the protein from the virus entered the cell, while the DNA stayed behind. C. They found no way for hereditary material to be transferred between viruses and bacteria. D. They determined that infected bacteria contained tags from the virus’s DNA.

Answer:

D. They determined that infected bacteria contained tags from the virus’s DNA - is the correct answer.