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Triplet Codon Evidence & Khorana Method — NEET Biology

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Providing proof that the codon was a triplet, was a more daunting task. The chemical method developed by Har Gobind Khorana was

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Match the scientists with their contributions: Column I A. James Watson B. Francis Crick C. Marshall Nirenberg D. Har Gobind Khorana E. Kornbergs (father and son) Column II (i) Synthesised RNA sequences in the lab (ii) DNA replication studies (iii) Deciphered the genetic code (iv) Double helix model with Crick (1953) (v) Ph.D. in “X-ray Diffraction: Polypeptides and Proteins” (1954)

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