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| What did Griffith, McLeod, McArty discover? |
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Definition
| DNA was responsible for the "code" within the genes |
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| What did James Watson, Francis Crick and Rosalind Franklin discover? |
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Definition
| The double helix shape of the DNA molecule |
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| What did Erwin Chargaff discovered? |
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Definition
| Demonstrated that the number of Adenines always equals the number of thymines, and the number of cytosines always equals the number of gunaines |
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| Why is important Adenine can't go with Cytosine? |
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Definition
| Guanine and cytosine base pairs form 3 hydrogen bondes while adenine and thymine base pairs form 2 hydrogen bonds. This makes guanine and cytosine base pairs more stable than adenine and thymine base pairs. |
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