Concept 17 A gene is made of DNA. In the 1920s, experiments showed that a harmless strain of bacteria can become infectious when mixed with a virulent strain of bacteria that had been killed. The dead bacteria apparently provide some chemical that transforms the harmless bacteria to infectious ones.
The highest monthly average temperature in Toms River for August is 74 degrees. The lowest monthly average temperature in Toms River for January is 31 degrees. The most monthly precipitation in Toms River occurs in December with 3.1 inches.
This water temperature is too cold for water sports. The water temperature at Long Island sound ranges from winter lows of around 35F or 1.6C in February when it is at its coldest to around 72F or 22.2C in August when it is warm enough for surfing in a surf vest and board shorts and pleasant for swimming.