The sequencing of fragments using automated DNA sequencers in HGP, worked on the principle of the method that was developed by:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Frederick Sanger
In the Human Genome Project, DNA fragments were sequenced with automated DNA sequencers that work on the principle of a method developed by Frederick Sanger.
Option (1) Charles Darwin — Incorrect. Darwin gave the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Option (2) S.L. Miller — Incorrect. Miller made amino acids from simple gases in his spark experiment on the origin of life.
Option (3) Erwin Chargaff — Incorrect. Chargaff found that in double-stranded DNA A equals T and G equals C.
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