Which organism did George Beadle and Edward Tatum experiment on?
E.coli
Yeast
Bread mold Neurospora crassa
Fruit flies
Answer
The key to Beadle and Tatum's groundbreaking work lies in their choice of experimental subject: the unassuming bread mold Neurospora crassa. This organism's simple genetics and rapid growth made it an ideal model for studying the relationship between genes and enzymes.
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