Question

Franklin Conrat demonstrated that RNA is genetic material in

• A. HIV
• B. CMV
• C. TMV
• D. Mouse sarcoma

Answer 1

The correct option is C TMV

The first evidence that RNA also has the capacity to carry genetic information came from the experiments conducted with tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). This experiment was conducted by H. Fraenkel Conrat in California. TMV virus contains RNA as genetic material. After the demonstration of the genetic nature of RNA in TMV, RNA was found in a number of bacteriophages.

So, the correct answer is 'TMV'.