What Conclusions Did Beadle and Tatum Reach with Their Studies

question 19

Multiple Choice

What conclusions did Beadle and Tatum reach with their studies of Neurospora?

• A) Each mutant gene affected three enzymes.
• B) Each mutant gene affected a pair of enzymes.
• C) Each mutant gene affected only one enzyme.
• D) Mutant genes had no effect on the enzymes produced by the cells.
• E) Each mutant gene affected as many enzymes as were present in a particular metabolic pathway.

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