H.J. Muller had received Nobel Prize for
(a) his studies on Drosophila for genetic study
(b) proving that the DNA is a genetic material
(c) discovering the linkage of genes
(d) discovering the induced mutations by X-rays.
Ans-(d) discovering the induced mutations by X-rays.
Explanation-
Hermann Joseph Muller received the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physiology or medicine for his work on mutations induced by X-rays. Three experiments conducted by him in 1926 and 1927 demonstrated that when exposed to x-rays genetic mutations occur particularly in egg and sperm.
Muller's Experiment
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