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DNA as genetic

material
The DNA Revolution
• 1940s-1960s
• Griffith & Avery—DNA transformed
pneumococcus bacteria.
• Encouraged the study of prokaryotic
chromosomes.
• Hershey and Chase—Bacteriophage
experiment. DNA from viruses is injected
to host bacteria cells.
Griffith experiment

Transformation
Griffith and Avery
Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty
Hershey & Chase
Hershey & Chase
Hershey & Chase
Hershey & chase Experiment

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