The report that genes direct the synthesis of proteins was first made by
A) Lederberg.
B) Watson and Crick.
C) Beadle and Tatum.
D) Mendel.
E) Curie.

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Beadle and Tatum proposed the "one gene-one enzyme" hypothesis in 1941, which later became the "one gene-one polypeptide" hypothesis. This helped establish that genes direct the synthesis of proteins. Lederberg made important contributions to bacterial genetics, Watson and Crick proposed the double helix structure of DNA, Mendel established the laws of inheritance, and Curie made groundbreaking discoveries in radioactivity.

The Report That Genes Direct the Synthesis of Proteins Was