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Deoxyribonucleic acid
(DNA)
-organic chemical of complex molecular structure that is found in all prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and in many viruses
-DNA codes genetic information for the transmission of inherited traits
Erwin Chargaff
•the amount of (A)denine will
always equal the amount of
(T)hymine
•the amount of (G)uanine will
always equal the amount of
(C)ytosine.
- was a biochemist who first figured out the
equation for the different bases. Here is what he
concluded:
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