MHT CET Medical202623 April 2026Morning ShiftBiologyBiomolecules (B)Actual
The scientists who earned Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1989 for the discovery of Ribozymes are ---------.
Options
- AOparin and Haldane
- BAltman and Cech
- CCrick and Orgel
- DUrey and Miller
Correct answer
B. Altman and Cech
Step-by-step solution
Sidney Altman and Thomas R. Cech were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1989 for their independent discoveries that RNA can act as a biological catalyst. These catalytic RNA molecules are known as ribozymes. Oparin and Haldane proposed the theory of chemical evolution. Crick and Orgel were involved in proposing the RNA world hypothesis. Urey and Miller provided experimental evidence for the chemical origin of life. Answer: Altman and Cech