Who among the following was awarded the Nobel Prize for the major breakthrough in interpreting the genetic code and analyzing its function in protein synthesis?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Hargobind Khorana
Har Gobind Khorana shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1968 with Marshall Nirenberg and Robert Holley for interpreting the genetic code and showing how it works in protein synthesis.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan won the chemistry prize in 2009 for the structure of the ribosome, Chandrasekhar the physics prize in 1983, and Abhijit Banerjee the economics prize in 2019.