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ZoologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceThe Search for Genetic MaterialEasy2 minPYQ_2020
ZoologyEasysingle choice

The concept of transforming principle was first established by ____________ using the bacterium _________________.

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Answer:
C
Solution:

In 1928, Frederick Griffith, in a series of experiments with Streptococcus pneumoniae (bacterium responsible for pneumonia), witnessed a miraculous transformation in the bacteria. During the course of his experiment, a living organism (bacteria) had changed in physical form. He eventually went on to conclude that genetic material or 'transforming principle' was transformed from one strain to the other.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Molecular Basis of InheritanceSubtopic:The Search for Genetic Material
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