Question

Choose the correct term.
The proof for the fact that protein synthesis occurs through ...........(gene/Mutation) was given by George Beadle and Edward Tatum.

Answer 1

The proof for the fact that protein synthesis occurs through 'gene' was given by George Beadle and Edward Tatum.

They proposed one gene-one enzyme hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, one gene encodes for a single enzyme. This hypothesis, however, was later modified as genes also encodes for nonenzymatic proteins.