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Ch. 16 - The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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Chapter 16, Problem 1

In his work with pneumonia-causing bacteria and mice, Griffith found that a. the protein coat from pathogenic cells was able to transform nonpathogenic cells. b. heat-killed pathogenic cells caused pneumonia. c. some substance from pathogenic cells was transferred to nonpathogenic cells, making them pathogenic. d. the polysaccharide coat of bacteria caused pneumonia.

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Hello everyone here We have a question that says in his work with pneumonia causing bacteria and mice, Griffith found that some substance from violent cells was transferred to non violent cells, making them violent. This process is referred to as a transformation be transaction, see Conjugation or D translation. Griffith, with these experiments discovered that transformation occurs when a competent recipient cell takes up free genetic material from the environment. D. N. A. Was determined to be the transforming principle for changing from non violent, non violent to violent in this experiment. So our answer here is a transformation. Thank you for watching. Bye.
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