Who discovered that DNA was the genetic material or transforming factor that could convert nonvirulent R-type Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterium to the virulent S-type?

A. Hershey and Chase
B. Weismann and Nageli
C. Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty
D. Watson, Crick, Wilkins, and Franklin
E. Griffith


Answer: C

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