Multiple choice

Which one of the following ‘Year: Event’ pairs is not correct?

  1. 1956 - DNA is made artificially

  2. 1969 - The first single gene is isolated

  3. 1970 - The first artificial gene

  4. 1983 - The first artificial chromosome

  5. 1998 – First draft of human genome is published

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E Correct answer
Explanation

The genome of the first multicelled animal, the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans, was sequenced, containing approximately 18,000 genes. In 2000, the first draft of the human genome was announced and was published in 2001.