History Of Dna Quiz Flashcards
What was did Chargaff do in his experiment in 1948 and what did he conclude
Chargaff analyzed the DNA of multiple species. He also formed chargafgs rule which helps understand the structure of dna.
Chargaff concluded that dna is made of base pairs, with a always pairing to T and C always pairing to G
What did Franklin and wilkens do in 1952 in their experiment and what did they conclude
Franklin and wilkens took X rays of dna and made photos of what they saw. This was to understand dna’s structure more.
They found DNA is a heilically coiled molecule
Watson and crick experiment and what they concluded
Watson and Krick wanted to verify Chargaff and also Wilkens and Franklins’ theory. He wanted to also make a true structure of DNA. He also found that A and T always pair and also C and G. He also found that DNA was in a double helix structure.
