Which of the following statements is $NOT$ true for the Hershey and Chase experiment performed for the confirmation of genetic material?

  • A
    They worked with bacteriophages and $E. coli$ bacteria.
  • B
    They used radioactive elements like phosphorus $^{32}P$ and sulfur $^{35}S$.
  • C
    Only radioactive phosphorus was found inside the infected $E. coli$ cells.
  • D
    Their experiment proved that $DNA$ is the genetic material.

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