Transformation was discovered by:

Transformation Was Discovered By Biology Question

Transformation was discovered by:

Options

(a) Meseson and stahl
(b) Hershey and chase
(c) Griffith
(d) Waston and crick

Correct Answer:

Griffith

Explanation:

Frederick Griffith (in 1928), a British Medical officer described the phenomenon of bacterial transformation. He carried out experiment with streptococcus pneumoniae (bacterium causing pneumonia) which is used to infect mice. By using S Strain (heat killed) and R strain (live) it was concluded that R strain has been transformed by some material of S strain which makes R strain virulent and enable to synthesize smooth polysachharide.

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