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  4. Before the discovery of DNA, why was the hereditary material thought to be made of proteins and not nucleic acids?

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Q. Before the discovery of $DNA$, why was the hereditary material thought to be made of proteins and not nucleic acids?

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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Correct answer is (c) Proteins seemed to be much more diverse chemically