History Flashcards
Miescher
Isolated Nuclein from pus
- first person to isolate
- began history of DNA
Kossel
Isolated 5 bases and identified as nucleic acid
- name of DNA
Levene
determined nucleic acids are made of po4, ribose (5c) sugar and N-base
Koltsov
double helix model
Griffith
Transforming Principle: chromosomes transmits info in bacteria/viruses
Hammerling
Established nucleus as site of hereditary
Avery, McCarty, MacLeod
DNA is probably the molecule of hereditary
Chargaff
complementary bases are present in equal amounts
Hershey & Chase
Confirmed DNA carries genetic info and not protein
Pauling
Triple Helix Model (failed)
Wilkins, Gosling & Franklin
suggested double helix shape after seeing x-ray diffraction photos
Watson & Crick
Double helix model with sugar-phosphate backbone and bases paired on the inside as A-T and C-G