What award did George Beadle win in 1958?
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel Prize in Literature
The Pulitzer Prize
Answer
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to George Beadle in 1958 for his groundbreaking research on the role of genes in controlling biochemical pathways. His pioneering work with bread mold, Neurospora crassa, revealed the connection between genetic mutations and specific metabolic defects, establishing the "one gene-one enzyme" hypothesis and laying the foundation for modern molecular biology and genetics.
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