What Scientist First Hypothesized That Gene Sequences Could Provide New

question 38

Multiple Choice

What scientist first hypothesized that gene sequences could provide new insights into evolutionary relationships among all organisms (including microbes) ?

• A) Woese
• B) Pauling
• C) Avery
• D) Ehrlich
• E) Kluyver

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