Describe Hershey and Chase's experiment (5)

Radio-labelled viruses were used to infect bacterium bec viruses inserted their genetic material into cells, then separated by centrifugation T2 Bacteriophage grown w/ 2 mediums to radio-label Viruses in 35S = RL proteins in supernatant (liquid above residue) Viruses in 32P = RL DNA in pellet (transferred to bacteria) = DNA is the genetic material not protein