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In the Hershey and Chase Experiment, Phage-Infected Bacteria and Viral

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In the Hershey and Chase experiment, phage-infected bacteria and viral progeny were radioactive following bacterial infection with32P-labeled viruses. Why?


A) Bacteria had incorporated radioactive proteins into their DNA.
B) Phage DNA labeled with32P had entered the bacteria and appeared in progeny phages.
C) Viral progeny had used the32P to build new viral proteins.
D) Bacteria had incorporated radioactive proteins into their cell membranes.
E) 32P was left outside the cell during viral infection.

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