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Hershey and Chase Experiment

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Whose experiments cracked DNA and discovered the triplet nature of genetic code?

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Hershey and Chase

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Nirenberg and Matthaei

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Beadle and Tatum

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Morgan and Sturtevant

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Solution

The correct option is B Nirenberg and Matthaei

Nirenberg and Matthaei

Nirenberg and Matthaei used synthetic poly U RNA and synthesized phenylalanine. Through their experiments using poly U RNA, they were able to discover the triplet nature of genetic code.

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d. Nirenberg and Matthaei

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