Question

Who proved that DNA was indeed the genetic material through experiments?

• A. Alfred Hershey and Maclyn McCarty
• B. Oswald Avery and Maclyn McCarty
• C. Oswald Avery and Martha Chase
• D. Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase

Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase in the year of 1952 proved that DNA was the genetic material through experiments. They worked with bacteriophages. Oswald Avery and Maclyn McCarty helping in the determination of the biochemical natures from Griffith’s experiment with regards to the “transforming principle”.