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STD 12 - 5. molecular basis of inheritance — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYSTD 12 - 5. molecular basis of inheritance1 Mark
MCQ
Who first discovered genetic code
  • A
    Khorana
  • ✓
    Nirenberg and Mathaei
  • C
    Kornberg
  • D
    Phil Lader and Barnett
✓

Answer

Correct option: B.
Nirenberg and Mathaei
b
(b)Genetic code was discovered by Nirenberg and mathaei $(1961)$ and proved experimentally that genetic code is triplet in nature.

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