Griffith's experiments advanced the study of genetics by proving that
a. there is a chemical that contains genetic information that can be passed from one organism to another.
b. bacteria can make people sick by infecting them with a chemical that contains genetic information.
c. the bacteria that can make mice sick are the same bacteria that can be grown in culture dishes in a laboratory.
d. genetic information can be passed from parents to their offspring during sexual reproduction.
Answer: a. there is a chemical that contains genetic information that can be passed from one organism to another.