The scientific work that established DNA, rather than protein, as the molecule of heredity is credited to
A)Monod and Jacob.
B)Watson and Crick.
C)Correns, von Tschermak, and de Vries.
D)Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty.
E)Beadle and Tatum.

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Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty conducted experiments in 1944 that demonstrated DNA is the substance that causes bacterial transformation, establishing it as the molecule of heredity.

The Scientific Work That Established DNA, Rather Than Protein, as the Molecule