Navigate

Whose experiments cracked the DNA and discovered unequivocally that a genetic

Whose experiments cracked the DNA and discovered unequivocally that a genetic code is a ‘triplet’

Options

(a) Hershey and CHase
(b) Morgan and Sturtevant
(c) Beadle and Tantum
(d) Nirenberg and Mathaei

Correct Answer:

Nirenberg and Mathaei

Explanation:

Nirenberg and Mathaei (1961) experi-men-tally proved that a single amino acid is determined by a sequence of three nitrogen bases. The sequence of three nitrogen bases determining a single amino acid is called a triplet code. Nirenberg and Mathaei experiments cracked the DNA and discovered unequivocally that a genetic code is a triplet.

AIPMT2009
admin:

Related Questions

  1. The soil particles, particularly clay and organic matter in soil contain negative
  2. Which of the following viruses is not transferred through semen of an infected male?
  3. If due to some injury the chordae tendinae of the tricuspid valve of the human heart
  4. A certain road accident patient with unknown blood group needs immediate blood
  5. Which one of the following is a serial mode of reproduction in protozoa?