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- 2. helix the iconic, twisted-ladder shape of a DNA molecule, consisting of two strands spiraling around each other
- 5. the basic building block of nucleic acids, like DNA and RNA
- 6. experiment with bacterium was the first to reveal the “transforming principle,” which led to the discovery that DNA acts as the carrier of genetic information
- 7. discoveries, using phages for genetics (like transduction & DNA repair), and developing tools like phage display
- 10. Franklin her crucial work on the structure of DNA
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- 1. and Crick discovering the double helix structure of DNA
- 3. rules define the specific hydrogen bonding between complementary nitrogenous bases in DNA and RNA
- 4. his experiment with Maclyn McCarty and Colin MacLeod, proving that DNA is the "transforming principle" that carries genetic information, a foundational discovery for molecular biology and genetics
- 8. and Chase the Hershey-Chase experiment in 1952, which conclusively proved that DNA, not protein, carries genetic information, using radioactive labeling and a blender to show viral DNA enters bacteria to infect them, a pivotal discovery in molecular biology
- 9. Chargaff discovering Chargaff's Rules