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Bacteria Were Infected with Phages Labeled with 35S and Then

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Bacteria were infected with phages labeled with 35S and then whirled in a food blender. Cells were then separated from the fluid medium supernatant. Which of the following would be true?


A) No radioactivity would be detected in either cells or supernatant.
B) The radioactivity would be found in the progeny phage particles if infection of the cells was allowed to continue.
C) The supernatant fluid would contain most of the radioactivity
D) The radioactivity would be found in the phage DNA within the infected cells

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