BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2001

  • question_answer
    DNA is a genetic material was proved by

    A)  Griffith

    B)  Linus Pauling

    C)  Meselson and Stahl

    D)  Watson

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    F. Griffith (1928) by transformation experiment conducted on mice and Pneumococcus pneumoniae, proved that DNA is the genetic material. Meselson and Stahl performed a density gradient experiment (using heavy isotope of nitrogen) in bacteria to confirm the Watson and Cricks semi-conservative theory of DNA replication. Watson and Crick also proposed double helical model of DNA.


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