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How did Hershey and Chase differentiate between DNA and protein in their experiment while proving that DNA is the genetic material?

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Griffith experiment

B

Avery, Macleod and McCarty's experiment

C

Hershey-Chase experiment

D

Urey-Miller's experiment

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Hershey-Chase experiment
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