Biological Classification And System Of Classification Question 251
Question: Transformation in bacteria was discovered by [MP PMT 1997, 98, 2000]
Options:
A) Lederberg
B) Griffith
C) Avery et al
D) Tatum
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Transformation experiment was first discovered by Griffith (1928) in case Diplococcus pneumoniae.
But later on O.T.
Avery, C.M.
Macleod and M.
McCarty (1944) studied transformation in detail.