Question

H.J. Muller was awarded Nobel Prize for

• A. Discovering that ionising radiations can cause mutation
• B. Gene mapping in Drosophila
• C. Reduction in nuclear weapons
• D. Discovered that chemicals can cause gene mutation

Answer 1

The correct option is A Discovering that ionising radiations can cause mutation

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.