Who synthesized the first wholly artificial gene?
A
Hargobind Khorana
B
J.J. Thompson
C
Benjamin Franklin
D
Meghnad Saha
Correct Answer: Hargobind Khorana
Synthesis of the first complete gene, a yeast tRNA, was demonstrated by Har Gobind Khorana and coworkers in 1972. Synthesis of the first peptide- and protein-coding genes was performed in the laboratories of Herbert Boyer and Alexander Markham, respectively.