In genetics, the 'Operon model' was proposed by: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

In genetics, the 'Operon model' was proposed by:
A. Beadle and Tatum
B. Jacob and Monod
C. McClintock
D. Watson and Crick
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
The Operon model, specifically the lac operon model, was proposed by French scientists François Jacob and Jacques Monod in 1961 to explain the regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes (bacteria). They proposed that genes are organized into functional units called operons, consisting of a promoter, an operator, and structural genes, controlled by a regulatory gene. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1965 for this discovery. Beadle and Tatum proposed the 'one gene-one enzyme' hypothesis.

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