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Most bacteria are, however, surrounded by a rigid cell wall made out of peptidoglycan, a polymer composed of linked carbohydrates and small proteins. The cell wall provides an extra layer of …
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For example, plant cells contain chloroplasts since they need to perform photosynthesis, but animal cells do not. Diagram of a typical animal cell: Image modified from OpenStax Biology.
Hershey and Chase knew that the phages attached to the surface of a host bacterial cell and injected some substance (either DNA or protein) into the host. This substance gave …