
Is DNA the genetic material of every organism?
Point 4 of 7 — Lesson 1: Identification of DNA as Genetic MaterialQuestion bank: 6 questions (6 with pictures)
04 Is DNA the genetic material of every organism?
- The two experiments show that the genes of pneumonia bacteria and phages are DNA.
- Are all genes made of DNA?
- No – some viruses contain RNA instead, and in them RNA is the genetic material (for example, the AIDS virus, influenza virus, polio virus).
- These viruses are exceptions, and form a small part of life's forms; for nearly all living things, DNA is the genetic material.
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