5. Frederick Griffith observed that an unknown but heritable substance could move from a dead population of deadly bacteria to a live population of harmless bacteria, making the live population deadly. Oswald Avery and his colleagues later showed that the mysterious "transforming principle" was DNA. a) Explain how the phenomenon that Griffith observed can lead to rapid evolution in bacteria populations. b) Discuss how the transformation process Griffith observed, under controlled conditions, can be used in the arena of genetic engineering.

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5. Frederick Griffith observed that an unknown but heritable substance could move from a dead
population of deadly bacteria to a live population of harmless bacteria, making the live population
deadly. Oswald Avery and his colleagues later showed that the mysterious "transforming principle"
was DNA.
a) Explain how the phenomenon that Griffith observed can lead to rapid evolution in bacteria
populations.
b) Discuss how the transformation process Griffith observed, under controlled conditions, can
be used in the arena of genetic engineering.
Transcribed Image Text:5. Frederick Griffith observed that an unknown but heritable substance could move from a dead population of deadly bacteria to a live population of harmless bacteria, making the live population deadly. Oswald Avery and his colleagues later showed that the mysterious "transforming principle" was DNA. a) Explain how the phenomenon that Griffith observed can lead to rapid evolution in bacteria populations. b) Discuss how the transformation process Griffith observed, under controlled conditions, can be used in the arena of genetic engineering.
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