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The transforming principle of Pneumococcus as found out by Avery, Mac Leod and McCarty was

(a) mRNA

(b) DNA

(c) protein

(d) polysaccharide

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Correct option (b) DNA

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Avery, MacLeod and McCarty [1994] showed the significance of DNA in hereditary transmission in bacteria Pneumococcus. They discovered the biochemical nature of gene.

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