Chemical basis of heredity Flashcards
1
Q
In 1928, Griffith added heat - killed ____ to live ____ and found that some of the ____ pneumococci were transformed to the ____, virulent type.
A
smooth bacteria; rough bacteria; rough; smooth
2
Q
Avery, MacLeod & McCarty repeated the Griffith experiment in 1944 & showed that ____ was the transforming agent.
A
nucleic acid
3
Q
It culminated in the discovery, by Watson, Crick, Franklin & Wilkins, of the ____ structure for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in 1953.
A
double - helical
