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Hershey and Chase Experiment

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Experimental material used by Hershey and Chase for proving that DNA controls heredity was

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Diplococcus pneumoniae

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Salmonella typhimurium

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T2 phage

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TMV

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The correct option is C T2 phage
Hershey & chase used T₂-Bacteriophage in their experiment to prove that DNA controls heredity.

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