NEET · Biology · STD 12 - 5. molecular basis of inheritance
Who proposed that the genetic code for amino acids should be made up of three nucleotides?
- A George Gamow
- B Francis Crick
- C Jacque Monod
- D Franklin Stahl
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(A) George Gamow
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George Gamow, a physicist proposed that genetic code for amino acids should be made up of three nucleotides.
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