By their experimentation using the Neurospora fungus, Beadle and Tatum were able to propose the far-reaching hypothesis that ________

A) prototrophs will grow only if provided with nutritional supplements
B) the role of a specific gene is to produce a specific enzyme
C) genetic recombination occurred in Neurospora
D) more than one codon can specify a given amino acid
E) several different enzymes may be involved in the same step in a biochemical pathway


Answer: B

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