The Hershey & Chase experiment:

A: made use of the fact that DNA contains sulfur and proteins do not.
B: labeled the protein coat of a bacterial virus with radioactive sulfur.
C: labeled the RNA of the bacterium with radioactive phosphorous.
D: transformed a nonvirulent bacterial strain with virus DNA.
E: labeled the DNA of the virus with radioactive sulfur.


Ans: B: labeled the protein coat of a bacterial virus with radioactive sulfur.

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