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Most likely candidate seemed to be protein? Shows great diversity Different organisms have different proteins.
Griffiths Conclusion
There was something in the heat-killed S strain that changed the characteristics of the R strain to live strain S. He called that something the transforming principle.
NUCLEIC ACIDS
FUNCTIONS OF DNA
Control of Metabolism Control of Heredity Control of Cell Division
FUNCTION OF RNA
helps DNA do its work mainly in the synthesis of proteins
NUCLEOTIDE STRUCTURE
Phosphate Group Pentose Sugar Nitrogenous Base
NITROGENOUS BASES
Adenine Guanine Cytosine Thymine
MUTATIONS
ADDITION DELETION BASE SUBSTITUTION
Deletion of H in THE
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Most common lethal genetic disorder in US One in twenty Caucasians carry the gene Rarely seen in other groups Most serious problem is the build up of mucus Faulty transport protein