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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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A.D.Harshey,and Martha Chase experimented with the bacterium E.coli and bacteriophage `T_(2)`. The bacreriophage. `E_(2)` has a DNA core and a protein coat. When it attaches to bacteria its DNA
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