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Hershey and Chase performed an experiment in order to determine how bacteriophages infect bacteria. What did they find? The bacteriophage injects DNA into the host cell. This was found because, after centrifugation, the pellet was radioactive The largest difference between a Gram + and Gram - bacterial cell is: The gram + cell has a much thicker peptidoglycan layer Why does a Gram + cell stain blue/purple in a gram stain? The Gram + cell stains blue/purple because crystal violet rem...

1. Griffith's experiments with heat killed pathogenic bacteria and live non-pathogenic bacteria indicated something from the dead bacteria could do something to the living, non-pathogenic bacteria that he called transfor- mation. What changes were observed in colony appearance and pathogenic- ity?: When the heat-killed S cells were mixed with the living R cells they combined and formed living S cells- smooth encapsulated cells 2. What biological macromolecule did Avery, McCarty, and MacLeod i...

1) In his transformation experiments, what did Griffith observe? A) Mutant mice were resistant to bacterial infections. B) Mixing a heat-killed pathogenic strain of bacteria with a living nonpathogenic strain can convert some of the living cells into the pathogenic form. C) Mixing a heat-killed nonpathogenic strain of bacteria with a living pathogenic strain makes the pathogenic strain nonpathogenic. D) Infecting mice with nonpathogenic strains of bacteria makes them resistant to pathogeni...

Biology ABCTE Certification Test Part 1genetic drift - correct answer The following phenomena affect Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Which one is associated with small populations and chance changes in allele frequency? allantois - correct answer Which embryonic membrane develops into the umbilical cord in placental mammals? separation of homologous chromosomes during meiosis - correct answer Mendel observed that pea color was a characteristic passed independently of flower color. What caus...

BIO 111 TAMU Fletcher Exam 3 Questions And Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+ Friedrich Miescher - discovered DNA in 1869 But did not know (Isolated phosphate) rich acidic compounds Frederick Griffith - Discovered transformation during an experiment that involved injecting mice with smooth S cells, rough R cells, heat-killed S cells, and heat-killed S cells with living R cells. Avery, MacLeod, McCarty - Identified the heritable substance as DNA Used test tubes- vitro Hershey and Chase - per...

What is the structure of DNA? CORRECT ANSWER Molecules called nucleotides, each nucleotide has a phosphate group, sugar group, and a nitrogen base. Its made up of 2 strands forming a double helix Role of Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase in discovering the structure of DNA CORRECT ANSWER -Alfred Hershey and Martha chase performed experiments showing that DNA is the genetic material of a phage known as T2 -They designed an experiment showing only 2 components of T2 (DNA or protein) enters an E....

GCD Group Problems Test with Complete Solutions 1. From their experiments, Hershey and Chase concluded that the genetic material of T2 is DNA. Were there data consistent with the genetic material being RNA? If so, how could they have experimentally distinguished between DNA and RNA as the genetic material? You can assume that they had all types of radiolabeled bases (A, T, G, C and U) at their disposal. - Answer-Hershey and Chase used 32P, a radioisotope of phosphorus, to label DNA in T2 Phag...

Bio 150 Final (2024 Latest Update)Accurate In an analysis of the nucleotide composition of a double stranded DNA molecule, which of the following will not be found? A. C = G B. C + G = A + T C. A/T = C/G D. A - C = T - G - ANSWER B. C + G = A + T A controlled experiment.... A. Includes at least two groups, one of which does not receive the experimental treatment. B. Proceeds at a slow pace to guarantee that the scientist can carefully observe all results. C. Includes at least two gro...

genetic material must meet what criteria ANSWER: -information -replication -transmission -variation what happened in the late 1800s ANSWER: -biochemical basis -chromosomes carry genetic information what happened in the 1920s to 1940s ANSWER: -protein portion of chromosomes to be the genetic material explain Griffith's bacterial transformation ANSWER: -late 1920s Frederick griffith - streptococcus pneumoniae - staring that secrete capsules look smooth (fatal in mice) Deeagles - S...

Proteins- four things they do correct answers -building blocks for cell structures - form enzymes that catalyze chem reactions - regulate the activity of genes - enable cell to move and communicate junk dna correct answers dna that encodes for information not needed in the cell When can chromosomes be seen clearly correct answers during cell division Cell Division is the most.....need what? correct answers ...important bio. process, but you need a blueprint for daughter cells (inheri...