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#Question id: 3701


Frederick Griffith accidentally discovered transformation when attempting to develop a vaccine for pneumonia. He injected mice with samples from S-strain (virulent) and/or R-strain (nonvirulent) pneumococci bacteria (Streptococcus pneumoniae). Which of the following results is NOT consistent with Griffith's experiments?

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes
  1. injected S-strain; mouse dies.

  2. injected R-strain; mouse lives.

  3. injected heat-killed S-strain; mouse lives.

  4. injected mixture of heat-killed S-strain and live R-strain; mouse lives.