Question

Who discovered the genetic code?

Answer 1

Genetic code:

1. Genetic code is a trinucleotide sequence present on DNA and complementary mRNA, which codes for a specific amino acid.
2. It determines the order of amino acids in a polypeptide chain.
3. Marshall Nirenberg discovered the genetic code.
4. He won the Nobel prize in 1968 along with Robert W. Holley and Har Gobind Khorana for deciphering the genetic code.
5. Nirenberg and Johann Matthaei conducted experiments on protein synthesis using synthetic RNA.
6. UUU was the first code to be deciphered, which was for phenylalanine.