The technique that allowed Hershey and Chase to show that the bacteriophage injects a specific molecule, was to

A. apply heat to the polysaccharide of the bacterium, and then determine if protein or DNA was responsible for infection.
B. tag both DNA and protein with radioactive markers, to identify which was injected into a bacterium.
C. tag DNA in the virus with radioactive phosphorus, to identify if it as injected into a bacterium.
D. tag protein with radioactive sulfur, to identify if it was injected into a bacterium.
E. apply X-ray diffraction to detect whether protein or DNA was injected into a bacterium.


B. tag both DNA and protein with radioactive markers, to identify which was injected into a bacterium.

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