In the Hershey-Chase experiments, _____ accumulated at a greater rate inside the bacterial cells, indicating that the bacteriophage that infected the bacteria had recently _____. A) ³⁵S; inserted protein into the bacteria B) ³⁵S; inserted DNA into the bacteria C) ³⁵S; degraded protein in the bacteria D) ³²P; inserted protein into the bacteria E) ³²P; inserted DNA into the bacteria

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The Hershey-Chase experiments demonstrated that DNA, not protein, is the genetic material of the bacteriophage by showing that DNA entered the bacterial cells during infection.

In the Hershey-Chase Experiments, _____ Accumulated at a Greater Rate