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In which discipline was Har Gobind Khorana awarded the Nobel Prize in 1968?

  1. APhysiology or MedicineCorrect answer
  2. BPhysics
  3. CEconomics
  4. DLiterature
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A. Physiology or Medicine

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Physiology or Medicine. Har Gobind Khorana - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1968) for work on the genetic code and protein synthesis, shared with Robert Holley and Marshall Nirenberg; also known for synthesizing the first artificial gene.

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