DNA identified as genetic material in bacteriophage viruses

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Report an Error

Resources

Alfred Hershey (1908-1997) and Martha Chase (1927-2003) use radioactive tracers to show that DNA is the genetic material in bacteriophage viruses

21 words

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "DNA identified as genetic material in bacteriophage viruses". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 May 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=6609, accessed 18 April 2024.]

6609 DNA identified as genetic material in bacteriophage viruses 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.