Question
Viruses obtained by infecting bacteria having radioactive phosphorus contained radioactive DNA (labelled DNA), but not radioactive proteins.
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Answer
Viruses obtained by infecting bacteria having radioactive phosphorus, contained radioactive DNA (labelled DNA). but not radioactive proteins because DNA contains phosphorus (labelled DNA) but proteins do not.
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