Which of the following names is incorrectly matched with their discovery?

a. Beijerinck and Winogradsky—Gene therapy
b. Lancefield—Classification of streptococci
c. Watson and Crick—Structure and replication of DNA
d. Avery, MacLeod, McCarthy—DNA was the hereditary material
e. Lederberg and Tatum—Transfer of genetic material via conjugation


Ans: a. Beijerinck and Winogradsky—Gene therapy

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