1941 CE
“One gene, one enzyme” hypothesis
Genética y biotecnología · Genes · Metabolismo · Organismos modelo
Beadle and Tatum used Neurospora mutants to connect genes and metabolic steps. The formula was a useful historical approximation, later revised as RNA, protein subunits, and gene regulation became known.
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- 2026-09-23
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