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Q. Which of the following scientists discovered Bacteriophage?
Answer: Frederick W. Twort
Notes: Bacteriophage, also called phage or bacterial virus, any of a group of viruses that infect bacteria. Bacteriophages were discovered independently by Frederick W. Twort in Great Britain in 1915. It is a virus which parasitizes a bacterium by infecting it and reproducing inside it. Bacteriophages are much used in genetic research.

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