Question

Identify the CORRECT match from the following.

Options

• Alec Jeffreys - Streptococcus pneumoniae

• Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase - TMV

• Matthew and F. Stahl Meselson - Pisum sativum

• Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod - Lac operon

Answer 1

Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod - Lac operon

Explanation:

The semi-conservative mode of DNA replication was experimentally proven by Matthew Meselson and F. Stahl. Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase (1952) used bacteriophages to prove that DNA is the genetic material in a series of studies. The technology of DNA fingerprinting was invented by British scientist Alec Jeffreys.