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Hershey and Chase used \[^{35}S\text{ }an{{d}^{32}}P\] to prove that DNA is the genetic material. Their experiments proved that DNA is genetic material because

A) progeny viruses retained \[^{32}P,\text{ }but\text{ }no{{t}^{32}}S\]

B) retention of \[^{32}P\] in progeny viruses indicated that DNA was passed on

C) loss of \[^{32}S\] in progeny viruses indicated that proteins were not passed on

D) All of the above