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Q: Name the Indian scientist who shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology in 1968 for cracking the genetic code.
  • A. Har Gobind Khorana
  • B. Visvesvaraya
  • C. Venkatarman Radhakrishnan
  • D. Meghnad Saha
Correct Answer: Option A - The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1968 was awarded jointly to Robert W Holley, Har Gobind Khorana and Marshall W. Nirenberg for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis. In 2021, this award was awarded jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoution for their discoveries of receptors for temperature & touch.
A. The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1968 was awarded jointly to Robert W Holley, Har Gobind Khorana and Marshall W. Nirenberg for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis. In 2021, this award was awarded jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoution for their discoveries of receptors for temperature & touch.

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The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1968 was awarded jointly to Robert W Holley, Har Gobind Khorana and Marshall W. Nirenberg for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis. In 2021, this award was awarded jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoution for their discoveries of receptors for temperature & touch.