Biology
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Author: Raven, Peter
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 15, Problem 1U
The experiments with nutritional mutants in Neurospora by Beadle and Tatum provided evidence that
a. bread mold can be grown in a lab on minimal media.
b. X-rays can damage DNA.
c. cells need enzymes.
d. genes specify enzymes.
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