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DNA is genetic material was first discovered by____________________?

Correct answer: D. Avery et al (1944)

  • A. Attmann (1889)
  • B. Crick (1953)
  • C. Sressler (1968)
  • D. Avery et al (1944)

Explanation

Avery, MacLeod and McCarty showed in 1944 that DNA, rather than protein, is the transforming genetic material in bacteria. Crick later helped explain DNA structure, not its identification as genetic material.

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