NEET Biology question

Transformation experiment was first performed on which bacteria?

(A)E. coli
(B)Diplococcus pneumoniaeCorrect
(C)Salmonella typhi
(D)Pasteurella pestis

Answer: (B)

Solution

Frederick Griffith first performed the transformation experiment using *Diplococcus (Streptococcus) pneumoniae*, demonstrating that genetic material from heat-killed virulent (S-strain) bacteria could

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