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What background information did Watson and Crick had available with them for developing a model of DNA? What was their own contribution? - Biology

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What background information did Watson and Crick had available with them for developing a model of DNA? What was their own contribution?

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Wastson and Crick had the following informations which helped them to develop a model of DNA.

  1. Chargaffs’ Law suggesting A = T, and C = G.
  2. Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin’s work on DNA crystal’s X-ray diffraction studies about DNA’s physical structure.
  3. Watson and crick proposed
  1. How complementary bases may pair
  2. Semi-conservative replication and
  3. Mutation through tautomerism
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Chapter 6: Molecular Basis of Inheritance - SHORT ANSWER [Page 43]

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Chapter 6 Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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