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Aware of Hermann Muller's discovery that radiation causes mutations, Beadle and Tatum X-rayed their bread-mold colonies. Approximately one week later, the first mutated strains appeared.
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George W. Beadle's life spanned much of the period during which genetics changed from an abstract to a molecular science. Beadle himself catalysed the transition from classical to molecular genetics when, together with Edward Tatum, he discovered that each gene is linked to the production of a protein.
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Beadle and Tatum's break-through discovery showed that the purpose of the gene is to control a specific chemical reaction. That is, the way the gene operated was by producing or failing to produce an enzyme that made the reaction succeed or fail.
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George Wells Beadle is a famous American biologist. Learn more about George Wells Beadle at HowStuffWorks. ... Beadle and Tatum concluded that each gene controls the production of a specific enzyme and that a mutation in a gene results in an abnormal enzyme incapable of catalyzing a particular step in a chain of reactions.
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The 1964 Nobel Prize for the discovery of the biosynthesis of cholesterol. ... [Nobel Prize in Medicine 2008: The discovery of HIV and cancer-causing human papillomaviruses] ... [Nobel Prize also to Gallo for the discovery of the AIDS virus?]
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The 1958 prize went to Beadle and Tatum for their work showing that one gene is responsible for one enzyme. Lederberg also shared the prize for his work on genetic recombination. The 1959 Nobel prize was shared by ... In 1965 the prize was awarded to Jacob, Monod and Lwoff of France for their discovery of regulator genes.
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Provides details of the Nobel prize awarded in 1958 for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events. Includes lectures and biography. Sponsored Links:
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