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DNA scientists Flashcards

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Used xray technology to uncover important info about the DNA structure

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Rosalind Franklin

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The experiment involved infecting bacteria with viruses.
The work showed DNA and not proteins were genetic material

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Hershey & Chase

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Experiment with mice and bacteria he discovered what he described as the transforming principal

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Frederick Griffith

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First described the double helix shape of a DNA molecule

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James Watson & Francis Crick

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Incorrectly concluded that nitrogen bases in a DNA molecule were found in equal amounts

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Pheobus Levene

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Correctly described the proportions of nitrogen bases in a DNA molecule

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Erwin Chargaff

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