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Discovery of DNA as the Genetic Material – Hershey-Chase Experiment In 1952, Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase made an effort to find the genetic material in organisms. Their experiments led to an unequivocal proof to DNA as the genetic material. Bacteriophages (viruses…
Hershey-Chase Experiment Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase (1952) gave proof that DNA is the genetic material. In the experiment, bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) were used. They grew some bacteriophages on a medium that contained radioactive phosphorus and some others on a sulphur-containing radioactive medium. The bacteriophages grown…