The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA |
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... groups on the same chain . Maurice had told Francis , however , that the diameter of the DNA molecule was thicker than would be the case if only one polynucleotide ( a col- lection of nucleotides ) chain were present . This made him ...
... groups on the same chain . Maurice had told Francis , however , that the diameter of the DNA molecule was thicker than would be the case if only one polynucleotide ( a col- lection of nucleotides ) chain were present . This made him ...
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... groups . Admittedly there was no evidence that Rosy's samples contained any divalent ions , and so we might be sticking our necks out . On the other hand , there was absolutely no evidence against our hunch . If only the King's groups ...
... groups . Admittedly there was no evidence that Rosy's samples contained any divalent ions , and so we might be sticking our necks out . On the other hand , there was absolutely no evidence against our hunch . If only the King's groups ...
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... groups in Linus ' model were not ion- ized , but that each group contained a bound hydrogen atom and so had no net charge . Pauling's nucleic acid in a sense was not an acid at all . Moreover , the un- charged phosphate groups were not ...
... groups in Linus ' model were not ion- ized , but that each group contained a bound hydrogen atom and so had no net charge . Pauling's nucleic acid in a sense was not an acid at all . Moreover , the un- charged phosphate groups were not ...
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