NEET Previous Year Question

Which one of the following experiments of Frederick Griffith resulted in the discovery of bacterial transformation?

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: A. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AS-strain (heat killed) + R-strain (live) injected in to Mice Mice died
  2. BS-strain injected in to Mice Mice died
  3. CR-strain injected in to Mice Mice lived
  4. DS-strain (heat killed) injected in to Mice Mice lived

Correct answer: A

Solution

(a) Griffith discovered bacterial transformation when heat-killed S strain transferred its virulence to live R strain, causing mice to die.

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