This discovery led to a more detailed investigation of DNA to determine its composition as well as its 3D structure .
Once the Hershey -- Chase experiment was published , the scientific community generally acknowledged that DNA was the genetic code material .
This discovery led to a more detailed investigation of genetic code material to determine DNA 's composition as well as its 3D structure .
Once the Hershey -- Chase experiment was published , the scientific community generally acknowledged that DNA was the genetic code material .