13.1 Identifying the Substance of the Gene

By using radioactive isotopes, Hershey and Chase were able to conclude that __ is/are the carrier(s) of genetic information.

Avery added an enzyme known to break down DNA to his extract, and saw that the bacteria were __________________

Avery added an enzyme known to break down PROTEINS to his extract, and saw that the bacteria were ____________________

This scientist conducted experiments that involved injecting mice with heat killed harmful bacteria and harmless bacteria and concluding that TRANSFORMATION of the harmful genes to the living harmless bacteria killed the mice.

Hershey and Chase settled the debate about what makes up genetic material in the cell by only finding radioactive tracers on this macromolecule that were injected into bacteria by a bacteriophage.

The scientist(s) who labeled viruses with radioactive tags and settled the debate about whether it was proteins or DNA that was the genetic material of the cell

This scientist(s) destroyed the Protein, RNA and DNA of S-strain pneumonia cells to determine the "transforming principle" was DNA by process of elimination

In the early 1900s, most scientists thought it was _____________ that carried traits form parent to offspring.

Which of the following describes DNA?