Unequivocal proof that DNA is the genetic material was first proposed by

Unequivocal proof that DNA is the genetic material was first proposed by

  1. Wilkins and Franklin
  2. Frederick Griffith
  3. Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
  4. Avery, Macleoid and McCarthy

The correct option is 3) Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase.

Unequivocal proof that DNA is the genetic material was first proposed by Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase. They worked with viruses that infect bacteria called bacteriophages. The bacteriophage attaches to the bacteria and its genetic material then enter the bacterial cell.

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