Figure 8.3
Answer the following questions about Griffith's experiments involving Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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If an injection to the mouse contains live R strain and heat-killed S strain Streptococcus pneumonia, ____.

A. the mouse will live
B. the mouse will became fatally ill and live S strain bacteria will be detected in its blood
C. the mouse's blood will contain live pathogenic R strain bacteria
D. the dead S strain bacteria will transform to live R strain bacteria
E. DNA from the live R strain bacteria will revive the dead S strain bacteria


Answer: B

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