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Which of the following discoveries resulted in a Nobel Prize

A

Recombination of linked genes

B

Genetic engineering

C

X-rays induce sex-linked recessive lethal mutations

D

Cytoplasmic inheritance

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HJ Muller was awarded Nobel Prize in 1946 for his discovery of the production of mutation by X-ray radiation.
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