The invention of the common medical diagnostic tracking method known as the western blot for separating protein chains was developed by whom? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The invention of the common medical diagnostic tracking method known as the western blot for separating protein chains was developed by whom?
A. Alec Jeffreys
B. W. Neal Burnette
C. Edwin Southern
D. Kary Mullis
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Burnette engineered the electroblotting analytical matrix protocol in 1979, naming it 'Western Blot' as a play on Southern's DNA blot method.
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