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... 1951 Chemical structures of the DNA bases , 1952 Covalent bonds of the
sugar - phosphate backbone Schematic view of a nucleotide Mg * * ions binding
phosphate groups Schematic view of DNA , like - with - like base pairs Base pairs
for ...
... 1951 Chemical structures of the DNA bases , 1952 Covalent bonds of the
sugar - phosphate backbone Schematic view of a nucleotide Mg * * ions binding
phosphate groups Schematic view of DNA , like - with - like base pairs Base pairs
for ...
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make the two types of base pairs identical in shape . Quickly I called Jerry over to
ask him whether this time he had any objection to my new base pairs . When he
said no , my morale skyrocketed , for I suspected that we now had the answer to ...
make the two types of base pairs identical in shape . Quickly I called Jerry over to
ask him whether this time he had any objection to my new base pairs . When he
said no , my morale skyrocketed , for I suspected that we now had the answer to ...
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His quickly pushing the bases together in a number of different ways did not
reveal any other way to satisfy Chargaff ' s rules . A few minutes later he spotted
the fact that the two glycosidic bonds ( joining base and sugar ) of each base pair
...
His quickly pushing the bases together in a number of different ways did not
reveal any other way to satisfy Chargaff ' s rules . A few minutes later he spotted
the fact that the two glycosidic bonds ( joining base and sugar ) of each base pair
...
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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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| Title | The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA Scientific American modern classics |
| Author | James D. Watson |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Scientific American Modern Classics, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1582881170, 9781582881171 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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