In which field did George Beadle receive his Nobel Prize?
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The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to George Beadle for his groundbreaking research in genetics, particularly his contributions to understanding the relationship between genes and enzymes. Through his work with the fruit fly Drosophila, Beadle demonstrated the "one gene-one enzyme" hypothesis, which laid the foundation for elucidating the molecular basis of genetic inheritance and paved the way for subsequent advancements in genetics and molecular biology.
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