2.  Wave lengths in the electromagnetic spectrum that are mutagenic are absorbed by

a.  DNA    b.  protein     c. both DNA and protein    d.  neither DNA nor protein

This is one piece of evidence that is used to support the idea that DNA rather than protein is the genetic material.

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