Hershey–Chase Experiment

The 1952 bacteriophage experiments that demonstrated DNA, rather than protein, carries genetic information.

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Hershey–Chase experiment: demonstration that DNA is the genetic material

Hershey–Chase experiment: demonstration that DNA is the genetic material Hershey–Chase experiment A 1952 pair of experiments by Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase using bacteriophages showed that DNA, not protein, is the material of heredity—an important milestone in molecular bio…

Enterobacteria phage T2 (T2 bacteriophage) T2 phage T2 phage is a lytic, tailed bacteriophage that infects Escherichia coli. A classical model in molecular biology, it helped demonstrate DNA as the hereditary material and illustrate…