Question

HJ Muller was awarded Nobel Prize for his

(a) discovery that chemicals can induce gene mutations

(b) discovery that ionizing radiations can induce gene mutations

(c) work on gene mapping in Drosophila 

(d) efforts to prevent the use of nuclear weapons

Answer 1

Correct option (a) discovery that chemicals can induce gene mutations

Explanation

HJ Muller was awarded Nobel Prize for discovering that ionizing radiations can induce gene mutations.