alleryBefore Avery, MacLeod and McCarty, the genetic material was thought to be
ANucleic acid RNA
BPolysaccharide
CMembrane lipid
DProtein molecule
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Protein molecule
Until their work showed the transforming principle was DNA, protein was widely believed to carry heredity.
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