Erwin Chargaff(1905-2002)
Year of Fame:1947
Publications that make him famous: Heraclitean Fire: Sketches from a Life Before Nature (1978)
Contributions to the world of genetics: He discovered 2 rules regarding DNA. He found out that in DNA, the number of Adenine approximately equals the number of thymine, and the number of Guanine equals the number of Cytosine. These rules helped Wastons and Crick to realize the double helix structure of DNA.
Contributions to the world of genetics: He discovered 2 rules regarding DNA. He found out that in DNA, the number of Adenine approximately equals the number of thymine, and the number of Guanine equals the number of Cytosine. These rules helped Wastons and Crick to realize the double helix structure of DNA.
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