What happens when living R strain Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria are mixed with heat-killed S strain

Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria?



a. The S strain bacteria come back to life.
b. The R strain bacteria are killed, and the S strain bacteria remain dead.
c. The R strain bacteria are transformed into S strain bacteria.
d. The S strain bacteria are transformed into R strain bacteria.
e. The R strain bacteria are killed, and the S strain bacteria come back to life.


ANSWER: c

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