In the Hershey and Chase experiment, radioactive phosphorus was used t…

Question

In the Hershey and Chase experiment, radioactive phosphorus was used to label the:

Accepted Answer

A. DNA strand

1. Sulphur labels protein, phosphorus labels the other molecule.
2. Only one of the two contains phosphorus.
3. So phosphorus labelled the DNA strand.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 2e, Chapter 14, DNA Structure and Function._

Answer

Protein coat

Answer

Sugar chain

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Lipid layer

In the Hershey and Chase experiment, radioactive phosphorus was used to label the:

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