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The below mentioned Griffith’s and Avery’s transformation experiments provide evidence of DNA role as genetic material. The first direct evidence that DNA rather than protein is the genetic material came from simple experiments and observations, with bacteria and viruses. The bacterium Diplococcus pneumoniae (popularly known as Pneumococcus) causes pneumonia in mammals. In 1928, Frederick Griffith, a British Medical Officer, observed [...]

The below mentioned article will highlight the characteristics of genetic material and eight properties of DNA in genetic material. Characteristics of Genetic Material: The following are the properties and functions which should be fulfilled by a substance if it has to qualify as genetic material: 1. It should be present in every cell. 2. It must contain all the biologically [...]