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Why was the bacterio-phage an excellent choice for research to determine whether genes are made of DNA or proteins?
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Why was the bacterio-phage an excellent choice for research to determine whether genes are made of DNA or proteins?

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Because it is a simple phage, DNA surrounded by a protein coat. This two part structure helped make it easy to figure out which part is causing the transformation.

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