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[A]: Hershey and Chase experiment showed...

[A]: Hershey and Chase experiment showed that protein is the genetic material of `T_2` bac- teriophage.
[R]: According to Hershey and Chase, RNA is the genetic material in `T_2` bacteriophage.

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If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

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If both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

C

If A is true and R is false

D

If both A and R are false

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