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Hershey-Chase Experiment

NEET asked Hershey-Chase Experiment twice, in 2017 and 2023: 2 of the 1,875 questions in the 10 papers from 2017–2026. It belongs to DNA Double Helix, in Molecular Basis of Inheritance (Biology). The longest wait between two papers asking it was 6 years.

Updated 2026-10-08

Times asked: 2; in 2017–2026
Papers: 2; of 10
First asked: 2017; last in 2023
Chance next paper: 6%; calibrated historical rate

Questions on this idea, by paper

2017–2026. 2017 and 2023.

How NEET framed it

One-line MCQ is the usual form. Skill tested: recall.

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Chance asked next paper 6%

Every question

All 2 questions

From the official NEET UG papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

2023 Q 118 Unequivocal proof that DNA is the genetic material was first proposed by One-line MCQ \cdot Easy 2017 Q 100 The final proof for DNA as the genetic material came from the experiments of : One-line MCQ \cdot Easy

Papers: NEET 2017, NEET 2023.

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