Landmark experiments in molecular biology /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fry, Michael, Ph.D (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, UK : Academic Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Molecular biology.
Molecular biology > Experiments > History.
Molecular Biology
Biologie mol�eculaire.
Biologie mol�eculaire > Exp�eriences > Histoire.
molecular biology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biochemistry.
Molecular biology
Molecular biology > Experiments
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Prehistory of molecular biology : 1848-1944
  • Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty identified DNA as the genetic material
  • Hershey and Chase clinched the role of DNA as the genetic material
  • Discovery of the structure of DNA
  • Meselson and Stahl proved that DNA is replicated in a semiconservative fashion
  • Defining the genetic code
  • The adaptor hypothesis and the discovery of transfer RNA
  • The discovery and rediscovery of prokaryotic messenger RNA
  • The deciphering of the genetic code
  • The surprising discovery of split genes and of RNA splicing
  • Postscript : on the place of theory and experiment in molecular biology.

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