Q. Consider the following statements. (A) Frederich Griffith was not able to define the biochemical nature of genetic material in his experiment. (B) The transformation of R-strain bacteria to virulent S-strain occurred due to the transfer of DNA. Select the correct option.

A) A is true, B is false
B) Both A and B are false
C) A is false, B is true
D) Both A and B are true
Explanation

The biochemical nature of genetic material was discovered by Oswald Avery, Colin Macleod and Maclym McCarty in 1933–1944 and it was found to be DNA.

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