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Because a mutation that arises is not masked by a normal allele on a homologous

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It was important that Neurospora was haploid because it allowed for the study of individual genes. Being haploid means that the organism has only one copy of each gene, making it easier to identify the effects of specific gene mutations on the phenotype. This made it possible for Beadle and Tatum to investigate the relationship between genes and enzymes in their groundbreaking work on the "one gene, one enzyme" hypothesis.

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What organism did Beadle and Tatum use for their experiments?

They used Neurospora Crassa (a bread mold). It could grow in a simple medium which helped aid in their research.


Who won a Nobel Prize in 1958 for his studies of biochemical genetics?

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One gen one enzyme hypothesis was proposed by?

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What is the meaning of gene therapy?

Germline gene therapy involves the modification of germ cells (gametes) that will pass the change on to the next generation. With germ line therapy genes could be corrected in the egg or the sperm that is being used to conceive. The child that results would be spared certain genetic problems that might otherwise have occurred. Because every cell descends from the fertilized egg, every cell in the offspring would possess the transplanted gene. This would be a far more effective way of transferring genes than the ones presently used in somatic cell therapies, where genes into the cells of children or adults usually enter only a small portion of the person's cells and eventually stop functioning.