Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty showed that DNA was the transforming principle by demonstrating that mice survived when injected with a mixture of dead virulent bacteria and live nonvirulent bacteria that were treated with a DNA degrading enzyme. If RNA was the genetic material, what would have been the effect on the mice? Why?

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The Answer of Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty showed that DNA was the transforming principle by demonstrating that mice survived when injected with a mixture of dead virulent bacteria and live nonvirulent bacteria that were treated with a DNA degrading enzyme. If RNA was the genetic material, what would have been the effect on the mice? Why?

Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty Showed That DNA Was the Transforming