In the Hershey and Chase experiment,³²P was used to label ____ and³⁵S was used to label ____. A) RNA; protein B) protein; DNA C) phospholipids; protein D) protein; phospholipids E) DNA; protein

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In the Hershey and Chase experiment, sulfur-35 (^35S) was used to label proteins, because sulfur is found in proteins but not in DNA. Phosphorus-32 (^32P) was used to label DNA, because phosphorus is a component of DNA but not of proteins.

In the Hershey and Chase Experiment,32P Was Used to Label

In the Hershey and Chase Experiment,³²P Was Used to Label