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 52
... polynucleotide ( a col- lection of nucleotides ) chain were present . This made him think that the DNA molecule was a compound helix composed of several polynucleotide chains twisted about each other . If true , then before serious ...
... polynucleotide ( a col- lection of nucleotides ) chain were present . This made him think that the DNA molecule was a compound helix composed of several polynucleotide chains twisted about each other . If true , then before serious ...
Page 77
... polynucleotide chains within the DNA molecule . Superficially , the X - ray data were compatible with two , three , or four strands . It was all a question of the angle and radii at which the DNA strands twisted about the central axis ...
... polynucleotide chains within the DNA molecule . Superficially , the X - ray data were compatible with two , three , or four strands . It was all a question of the angle and radii at which the DNA strands twisted about the central axis ...
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... polynucleotide backbone bending enough to accommodate irregular base sequences . Even this possibility vanished when Francis came in . He immediately realized that a like - with - like structure would give a 34 Å crystallographic repeat ...
... polynucleotide backbone bending enough to accommodate irregular base sequences . Even this possibility vanished when Francis came in . He immediately realized that a like - with - like structure would give a 34 Å crystallographic repeat ...
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