Principles Of Inheritance And Variation Ques 209
H.J.Muller was awarded Nobel Prize for his work on the genetic basis of mutation
[1996]
(a) discovery that chemicals can induce gene mutations
(b) discovery that ionizing radiations can induce gene mutations
(c) work on gene mapping in Drosophila
(d) efforts to prevent the use of nuclear weapons.
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Answer : b
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(b) H.J. Muller - study of effect of radiation on the living organisms. He was awarded nobel prize for discovering that ionising radiations can induce gene mutations.
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