What happens when living R strain Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria are mixed with heat-killed S strain Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria?
A) The S strain bacteria come back to life.
B) The R strain bacteria are killed, and the S strain bacteria remain dead.
C) The R strain bacteria are transformed into S strain bacteria.
D) The S strain bacteria are transformed into R strain bacteria.
E) The R strain bacteria are killed, and the S strain bacteria come back to life.

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The R strain bacteria are transformed into S strain bacteria due to the uptake of DNA from the heat-killed S strain, demonstrating the principle of bacterial transformation.

What Happens When Living R Strain Streptococcus Pneumoniae Bacteria Are