The Phrase "One Gene-One Enzyme" is Associated with the Work

Question

The phrase "one gene-one enzyme" is associated with the work of
A)Lederberg.
B)Watson and Crick.
C)Beadle and Tatum.
D)Mendel.

Accepted Answer

The phrase "one gene-one enzyme" was first proposed by George Beadle and Edward Tatum in their 1941 paper on the genetics of Neurospora crassa, a type of bread mold. They proposed that each gene is responsible for producing a single enzyme, which catalyzes a specific chemical reaction in the cell. Their work laid the foundation for the field of biochemical genetics.