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Griffith's studies of Streptococcus pneumoniae $a$. showed that DNA is the genetic material of bacteria. b. showed that DNA is the genetic material of bacteriophages. $c .$ demonstrated the phenomenon of bacterial transformation. d. proved that prokaryotes reproduce sexually. $e .$ proved that protein is not the genetic material.

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Description: Griffith's studies of Streptococcus pneumoniae a. showed that DNA is the genetic material of bacteria. b. showed that DNA is the genetic material of bacteriophages. c . demonstrated the phenomenon of bacterial transformation. d. proved that prokaryotes reproduce sexually. e . proved that protein is not the genetic material.

   Griffith's studies of Streptococcus pneumoniae
$a$. showed that DNA is the genetic material of bacteria.
b. showed that DNA is the genetic material of bacteriophages.
$c .$ demonstrated the phenomenon of bacterial transformation.
d. proved that prokaryotes reproduce sexually.
$e .$ proved that protein is not the genetic material.

Life: The Science of Biology

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Griffith's studies of Streptococcus pneumoniae $a$. showed that DNA is the genetic material of bacteria. b. showed that DNA is the genetic material of bacteriophages. $c .$ demonstrated the phenomenon of bacterial transformation. d. proved that prokaryotes reproduce sexually. $e .$ proved that protein is not the genetic material.

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Role of DNA as the Genetic Material

The idea that DNA carries the instructions for life was reinforced by early transformation experiments. While the experiments did not directly identify DNA as the transforming agent, they set the stage for later research that ultimately established DNA as the molecule responsible for genetic inheritance.

Bacterial Transformation

Bacterial transformation is the process by which bacteria take up external genetic material from their environment and integrate it into their own genomes, leading to heritable changes. This concept is fundamental in molecular genetics as it demonstrated how genetic information can be horizontally transferred between organisms without conventional reproduction.

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