What was the result of the Avery-MacLeod-McCarty experiment?
Q: What was the result of the Avery-MacLeod-McCarty experiment?
A: The experiment demonstrated that DNA is the substance responsible for bacterial transformation.
Q: When was the experiment conducted?
A: The experiment was reported in 1944.
Q: Who were the scientists responsible for the experiment?
A: The experiment was conducted by Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod, and Maclyn McCarty.
Q: What was the purpose of the experiment?
A: The purpose of the experiment was to identify the substance responsible for bacterial transformation.
Q: What did early researchers believe was the hereditary material?
A: Early researchers believed that protein might be the hereditary material.
Q: What did Avery and his colleagues suggest in their paper?
A: Avery and his colleagues suggested that DNA, rather than protein, was the hereditary material of bacteria and could be analogous to genes and/or viruses in higher organisms.
Q: Did Avery and his colleagues receive the Nobel Prize for their work?
A: No, Avery and his colleagues did not receive the Nobel Prize for their work, despite it being an epoch-making experiment.
