What was the new name of Beadle and Tatum's hypothesis after it was discovered that some enzymes were composed of more than one polypeptide chain?
A)the One Gene - One Enzyme hypothesis
B)the One Gene - One Polypeptide hypothesis
C)the One Polypeptide - One Enzyme hypothesis
D)the One Polypeptide - One Gene hypothesis
E)the One Gene - Two Gene hypothesis

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The hypothesis was revised to "One Gene - One Polypeptide" to reflect that each gene encodes a single polypeptide, which may be a subunit of a multi-subunit enzyme.

What Was the New Name of Beadle and Tatum's Hypothesis