Griffith's experiments with S. pneumoniae were significant because they showed that traits could be transferred from one organism to another. What else did he find that was significant?

a) The transferred traits were heritable
b) DNA was the genetic material
c) A virus made the bacteria pathogenic
d) Protein could not be the genetic material
e) Heat kills bacteria


Ans: a) The transferred traits were heritable

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