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A bacterium grown in a medium having radioactive 35S incorporates radioactivity in

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DNA of bacteriophage
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Carbohydrates of bacteriophage
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Proteins of bacteriophage
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RNA of bacteriophage
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Solution

The correct option is C Proteins of bacteriophage
Bacteriophages grown in bacteria containing 35S had radioactivity incorporated into the cysteine and methionine amino acids. Thus these amino acids with radioactive 35S formed the proteins of phage.

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