H.J. Muller received Nobel prize for

Inducing X-ray mutations

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Discovering the linkage of genes

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Proving that the DNA is a genetic material

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His studies on Drosophila for genetic study

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The correct option is A Inducing X-ray mutations
Hermann Joseph Muller was an American geneticist, educator, and Nobel laureate best known for his work on the physiological and genetic effects of radiation as well as his outspoken political beliefs. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1946 was awarded to Hermann J. Muller "for the discovery of the production of mutations by means of X-ray irradiation".

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