Hargobind Khorana was awarded the Nobel Prize for which field?
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Medicine
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Physics
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Chemistry
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Economics
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Correct answer
Explanation
Hargobind Khorana shared the 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Marshall Nirenberg and Robert Holley for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis. The prize was specifically for Medicine, not Physics, Chemistry, or Economics.