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Which observation was made by Avery, Macleod, and McCarty?(a) DNA is a duplex molecule(b) DNA can be taken up from medium(c) DNA can denature at high temperatures(d) DNA is more stable than RNAThis question was posed to me during an interview for a job.Question is taken from Techniques in portion Techniques in Cell Biology of Cell Biology

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Correct ANSWER is (B) DNA can be TAKEN up from medium

To explain: According to the experiments performed by Avery, Macleod, and McCarty; it came to be known that BACTERIAL cells can take up the DNA present in the medium. This FORMED the basis of cloning plasmids in the bacterial cells.



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