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Har Gobind Khorana
Genetic Code (Codons)
Born 1922 🇮🇳 India/USA 1968
🧬 Known For
1
Cracked the complete genetic code — which codons code for which amino acids
2
Synthesised the first artificial gene (1972)
3
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1968)
Nobel Prize 1968; first synthetic gene (1972)
Quick Facts
Field
🧬 Biology
Country
🇮🇳 India/USA
Born
1922
Key Year
1968
Invention
Genetic Code (Codons)