Question

Yoshinori Ohsumi got Nobel Prize for:

• A. Pollen grain
• B. Ovulen
• C. Stamen
• D. Embryosac

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Ovulen

Yoshinori Ohsumi won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2016 for his discoveries on autophagy, a process that breaks down and recycles cellular components. Ohsumi's discoveries include identifying genes essential for autophagy, elucidating the underlying mechanisms for autophagy in yeast, and showing that similar machinery is used in our cells.