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since the purines ( adenine and guanine ) and the pyrimidines ( thymine and
cytosine ) have different shapes . The resulting backbone would have to show
minor inand - out buckles depending upon whether pairs of purines or
pyrimidines ...
since the purines ( adenine and guanine ) and the pyrimidines ( thymine and
cytosine ) have different shapes . The resulting backbone would have to show
minor inand - out buckles depending upon whether pairs of purines or
pyrimidines ...
Page 187
sugar sugar sugar sugar adenine with adenine cytosine with cytosine sugar
sugar 9 leo O . . sugar sugar guanine with guanine thymine with thymine The four
base pairs used to construct the like - with - like structure ( hydrogen bonds are ...
sugar sugar sugar sugar adenine with adenine cytosine with cytosine sugar
sugar 9 leo O . . sugar sugar guanine with guanine thymine with thymine The four
base pairs used to construct the like - with - like structure ( hydrogen bonds are ...
Page 188
adenine always to be inserted opposite an adenine residue on the template
strands . As the clock went past midnight I was becoming more and more pleased
. There had been far too many days when Francis and I worried that the DNA ...
adenine always to be inserted opposite an adenine residue on the template
strands . As the clock went past midnight I was becoming more and more pleased
. There had been far too many days when Francis and I worried that the DNA ...
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User Review - tgraettinger - LibraryThingWonderful account of the discovery of DNA. Had almost the feel of a detective novel. It's a very easy, quick read. If you can find it, there is a video, "The Race for the Double Helix" aka "Life Story ... Read full review
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User Review - pramodghuge - LibraryThingA very personal account by the author James Watson on how he and his colleague Francis Crick with the help of others beat Linus Pauling to win the coveted Nobel prize for identifying the structure of ... Read full review
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acid adenine answer argument arranged arrival asked atoms backbone base pairs bases became began biological Bragg building Cambridge Cavendish chemical chemistry coiled coils College completely conversation Crick crystallographic cytosine Delbrück double helix English equal evidence existed experiments face fact final Francis gave genes genetic give given groups guanine hand held helical hope idea immediately important interest John join King's knew later letter Linus London look lunch Maurice meeting mind molecules months Moreover morning moved Nature needed never obvious Pauling Pauling's Peter position possibility problem protein quickly realized reason remained Rosy saying scientific sense solve soon structure success sugar sure talk tell theory thinking thought thymine tion told walked wanted week write X-ray