Dr. Har Govind Khurana was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1968 for his work on
A. Mutation
B. Amino acids synthesis
C. Genetic code and in vitro synthesis of DNA
D. RNA synthesis
Answer: Option C
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Dr. Har Govind Khurana was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1968 for his work on Genetic code and in vitro synthesis of DNA.Har Gobind Khorana was an Indian American biochemist. While on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he shared the 1968 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Marshall W. Nirenberg and Robert W. Holley for research that showed the order of nucleotides in nucleic acids, which carry the genetic code of the cell and control the cell's synthesis of proteins.
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A. Khorana and Methaei
B. Flemming and Methaei
C. Holley, Nirenberg and Khorana
D. Holley and Nirenberg
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A. Breeder seed
B. Nucleus seed
C. Foundation seed
D. Certified seed
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A. RNA pol
B. Transcription factor
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D. All of the above
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A. Bateson and Punnet
B. Nilson
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