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Which scientist conducted an experiment with $^{32}P$ and $^{35}S$ labelled phages for demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material?
A
James D. Watson and F.H.C. Crick
B
A. D. Hershey and M.J. Chase
C
F. Griffith
D
O.T. Avery, C.M. MacLeod and M. McCarty
Detailed Solution
A.D. Hershey and M.J. Chase used bacteriophages labelled with radioactive $^{32}P$ (in DNA) and $^{35}S$ (in proteins) to demonstrate conclusively that DNA, not protein, is the genetic material.