JCECE Medical JCECE Medical Solved Paper-2003

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    The scientist who was awarded Nobel Prize in 1959   for   in   vitro   synthesis   of polyribonucleotide?

    A)  Mendel       

    B)  Calvin

    C)  Khorana       

    D)  Ochoa

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     S. pchoa was awarded Nobel Prize in 1959 along with A. Kornberg for in vitro synthesis of  polyribonucleotides, while A. Komberg alone was related with DNA synthesis. In 1968 Nirenberg and Khorana discovered  the complecated DNA code known as genetic code  and got Nobel Prize alongwith Holley in 1968. Mendel was pioneer of classical genetics. He is  known as father of genetics as he gave the law  of inheritance of characters by factor (gene). Calvin (1955) traced the pathway of carbon fixation by using \[({{\,}^{14}}C{{O}_{2}})\] and gave the \[{{C}_{3}}\] cycle now known as Calvin cycle. He was awarded Nobel Prize in 1960.


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