PEARSON ETEXT FOR CAMPBELL BIOLOGY
PEARSON ETEXT FOR CAMPBELL BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9780135988046
Author: Urry
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19.1, Problem 2CC
Summary Introduction

To describe: Hershey and Chase experiment for proving that DNA carries the genetic material.

Introduction: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a macromolecule that transfers genetic information from parents to offspring. The structure of DNA is made of nitrogenous bases, sugar, and phosphates appearing as a double helical polymer. Bacteriophages are group of viruses that infect bacteria and replicates inside the bacteria. T2 phage is called as Enterobacteria phage T2. It infects Escherichia coli .

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