Frederick Griffith was a microbiologist who observed that

A) DNA contains nitrogen and phosphorus.

B) proteases disrupt transformation from nonvirulence to virulence.

C) DNA from heat-killed viruses transforms virulent viruses.

D) nonvirulent bacteria become virulent when mixed with heat-killed virulent bacteria.


D) nonvirulent bacteria become virulent when mixed with heat-killed virulent bacteria.

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