These Individuals Determined That DNA was Responsible for the Process

Question

These individuals determined that DNA was responsible for the process of transduction in T2 phage.
A) Hershey and Chase
B) Avery, Macleod, and McCarty
C) Watson and Crick
D) Creighton and McClintock

Accepted Answer

Hershey and Chase conducted the famous "blender experiment" in 1952, which demonstrated that DNA is the genetic material responsible for transducing traits in the T2 phage. Avery, Macleod, and McCarty had previously shown that DNA was the transforming principle in bacteria, but Hershey and Chase's work specifically focused on phages. Watson and Crick are famously known for discovering the structure of DNA, and Creighton and McClintock did important work in genetic recombination but not specifically related to transduction in phages.