Question
2. In the Hershey-Chase experiment, the components of bacteriophages were labeled with radioactive isotopes of sulfur and phosphorus. What was the Hershey-Chase experiment designed to determine?
* 2 points
a. whether or not bacteriophages can infect bacteria
b. whether DNA or RNA is the genetic material of the virus
c. whether cells use DNA or proteins to store genetic information
d. whether or not viruses satisfy the criteria for life A
* 2 points
a. whether or not bacteriophages can infect bacteria
b. whether DNA or RNA is the genetic material of the virus
c. whether cells use DNA or proteins to store genetic information
d. whether or not viruses satisfy the criteria for life A
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The Hershey-Chase experiment was designed to determine:
**c. whether cells use DNA or proteins to store genetic information.**
In this experiment, they labeled DNA with phosphorus and proteins with sulfur to track which component was responsible for carrying genetic information during the infection of bacteria by the virus. The results indicated that DNA, not proteins, is the genetic material.
**c. whether cells use DNA or proteins to store genetic information.**
In this experiment, they labeled DNA with phosphorus and proteins with sulfur to track which component was responsible for carrying genetic information during the infection of bacteria by the virus. The results indicated that DNA, not proteins, is the genetic material.