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How did the Hershey-Chase experiments use radioactive labeling to demonstrate that DNA is the genetic material of viruses?

Accepted Answer

By labeling DNA and protein with different radioactive isotopes and showing only DNA entered bacterial cells.

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By labeling carbohydrates and proteins and showing carbohydrates were not genetic material.

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By labeling lipids and proteins and showing lipids were not involved in genetic transfer.

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By labeling RNA and protein and showing RNA was the genetic material.