What is the inference extracted from Griffith's transformation experiments?

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What is the inference extracted from Griffith's transformation experiments? (A) Replication of DNA is semi-conservative in nature. (B) DNA is the genetic material. (C) There is some genetic material, which is responsible for transformation. (D) Bacteria lacks genetic material.

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By transformation experiments, Griffith proved that some genetic material was transferred from heat-killed S-strain to alive R-strain of bacteria Streptococcus pneumonia, but the nature of the genetic material was not established.

Q. What is the inference extracted from Griffith's transformation experiments?

Replication of DNA is semi-conservative in nature.

DNA is the genetic material.

There is some genetic material, which is responsible for transformation.

Bacteria lacks genetic material.

By transformation experiments, Griffith proved that some genetic material was transferred from heat-killed S-strain to alive R-strain of bacteria Streptococcus pneumonia, but the nature of the genetic material was not established.