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Bio_Wdmn_discoverDNA
Historical figures discover DNA is the material of heredity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Griffith | found a "transforming principle" that could change harmless R pneumonia bacteria into killer S |
| Hershey and Chase | worked with bacteriophages and radioactive markers, to prove that genetic material was the DNA core, NOT the protein |
| Avery (and colleagues) | used test tubes in a process of elimination to prove that DNA, not protein or RNA, was Griffith's "transforming principle" |
| R.Franklin and Wilkins | used xray diffraction photography to peek at the structure of DNA- their photos prove essential to the development of helix structure |
| Chargaff | took chemical measurements that indicate A balances with T and that C balances G in various species DNA samples. His rules are called "base-pairing" |
| Watson and Crick | brought together many scientists' work to develop today's working model of DNA structure: the double helix with bases paired inside. |