Multiple choice

Which organism was used by George Beadle and Edward Tatum to establish one gene one enzyme concept?

  1. Actinomycetes

  2. Drosophila melanogaster

  3. Neurospora fungus

  4. Streptococcus pneumoniae
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C Correct answer
Explanation

George Beadle and Edward Tatum in 1941 using the fungus Neurospora crassa established the one gene one enzyme concept. According to it, particular genes are expressed through the action of correspondingly specific enzymes.

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