The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNASince its publication in 1968, The Double Helix has given countless readers a rare and exciting look at one highly significant piece of scientific research-Watson and Crick's race to discover the molecular structure of DNA. |
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Page 186
... guanine ) and the pyri- midines ( thymine and cytosine ) have different shapes . The resulting backbone would have to show minor in- and - out buckles depending upon whether pairs of purines or pyrimidines were in the center . Despite ...
... guanine ) and the pyri- midines ( thymine and cytosine ) have different shapes . The resulting backbone would have to show minor in- and - out buckles depending upon whether pairs of purines or pyrimidines were in the center . Despite ...
Page 191
... guanine The contrasting tautomeric forms of guanine and thymine which might occur in DNA . The hydrogen atoms that can undergo the changes in position ( a tautomeric shift ) are shaded . ( N H Jerry , however , did not give a foolproof ...
... guanine The contrasting tautomeric forms of guanine and thymine which might occur in DNA . The hydrogen atoms that can undergo the changes in position ( a tautomeric shift ) are shaded . ( N H Jerry , however , did not give a foolproof ...
Page 195
... guanine cytosine The adenine - thymine and guanine - cytosine base pairs used to construct the double helix ( hydrogen bonds are dot- ted ) . The formation of a third hydrogen bond between guanine and cytosine was considered , but ...
... guanine cytosine The adenine - thymine and guanine - cytosine base pairs used to construct the double helix ( hydrogen bonds are dot- ted ) . The formation of a third hydrogen bond between guanine and cytosine was considered , but ...
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