Which organism was used by Beadle and Tatum to propose one gene - one enzyme hypothesis?

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Which organism was used by Beadle and Tatum to propose one gene - one enzyme hypothesis? (A) E. coli (B) Nostoc (C) Drosophila (D) Neurospora

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The importance of genes in enzyme production first emerged through work on auxotrophic mutants of mould, Neurospora crassa by Beadle and Tatum (1941). <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/biology/d019e2a77b605d8164be3d25d64d97a5-.png" /> The experiment revealed that m etabolism is controlled by genes.

Q. Which organism was used by Beadle and Tatum to propose one gene - one enzyme hypothesis?

E. coli

Nostoc

Drosophila

Neurospora

The importance of genes in enzyme production first emerged through work on auxotrophic mutants of mould, Neurospora crassa by Beadle and Tatum (1941).

The experiment revealed that m etabolism is controlled by genes.

Q. Which organism was used by Beadle and Tatum to propose one gene - one enzyme hypothesis?

E. coli

Nostoc

Drosophila

Neurospora

The importance of genes in enzyme production first emerged through work on auxotrophic mutants of mould, Neurospora crassa by Beadle and Tatum (1941). The experiment revealed that m etabolism is controlled by genes.

The importance of genes in enzyme production first emerged through work on auxotrophic mutants of mould, Neurospora crassa by Beadle and Tatum (1941).

The experiment revealed that m etabolism is controlled by genes.