Question

Who was the first person to analyse the process of replication and on which organism?

a.

Arthur Kornberg: E. coli

b.

John Cairns: E. coli

c.

Arthur Kornberg: Bacillus subtilis

d.

John Cairns: Bacillus subtilis

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Answer: (b).John Cairns: E. coli

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