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Who among the following discovered the enzyme restriction endonuclease?
Who among the following discovered the enzyme restriction endonuclease?
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The correct option is A Hamilton Othanel Smith
Hamilton Othanel Smith was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1978 for the discovery and use of ‘type II’ restriction enzymes that break DNA molecules into useful pieces for individual study. The prize was shared with his colleague Daniel Nathans at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Werner Arber of the University of Basel in Switzerland.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.
Hamilton Othanel Smith was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1978 for the discovery and use of ‘type II’ restriction enzymes that break DNA molecules into useful pieces for individual study. The prize was shared with his colleague Daniel Nathans at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Werner Arber of the University of Basel in Switzerland.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.
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