Edward Lawrie Tatum Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by Edward Lawrie Tatum:

That the primary effect of gene mutation may be as simple as the substitution of a single amino acid by another and may lead to profound secondary changes in protein structure and properties has recently been strongly indicated by the work of Ingram on hemoglobin.
~Edward Lawrie Tatum


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As has repeatedly been stated, the underlying hypothesis, which in a number of cases has been supported by direct experimental evidence, is that each gene controls the production, function, and specificity of a particular enzyme.
~Edward Lawrie Tatum


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In microbiology the roles of mutation and selection in evolution are coming to be better understood through the use of bacterial cultures of mutant strains.
~Edward Lawrie Tatum


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