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    DNA is a molecule located in cells that contains genetic instructions for living things to grow and develop. It has a double helix structure discovered by Watson and Crick in 1953. Their discovery was important because it showed that DNA, not proteins, determines biological makeup and inheritance.

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    DNA is a molecule located in cells that contains genetic instructions for living things to grow and develop. It has a double helix structure discovered by Watson and Crick in 1953. Their discovery was important because it showed that DNA, not proteins, determines biological makeup and inheritance.

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    DNA is a molecule located in cells that contains genetic instructions for living things to grow and develop. It has a double helix structure discovered by Watson and Crick in 1953. Their discovery was important because it showed that DNA, not proteins, determines biological makeup and inheritance.

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    DNA is a molecule located in cells that contains genetic instructions for living things to grow and develop. It has a double helix structure discovered by Watson and Crick in 1953. Their discovery was important because it showed that DNA, not proteins, determines biological makeup and inheritance.

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    What is DNA?

    • DNA is a molecule that contains the


    genetic information of all living
    things.
    • This molecule is located mostly in
    the nucleus of a cell and provides
    instructions for living things to
    grow, develop, and reproduce.
    • The structure of DNA is double
    helix-shaped, discovered by James
    Watson and Francis Crick in 1953.
    • It's important to distinguish
    between chromosomes, DNA, and
    genes.
    • the hierarchy is chromosome >
    DNA > gene.
    Why is DNA
    structure discovery
    important?
    • The discovery of DNA's structure was a
    pivotal moment in biology and genetics.
    • Genes contain the information for life,
    which sparked a wave of research into
    genetic material.
    • Initially, proteins were thought to be the
    genetic material. However, research
    eventually showed that DNA determines
    our biological makeup and is inherited
    by offspring.
    Linus Pauling
    • Linus Pauling discovered
    the alpha-helix structure
    of proteins in 1951 using
    X-ray crystallography.
    • Pauling's work paved the
    way for understanding
    how molecules are
    structured, including
    DNA. However, many
    scientists at the time had
    limited understanding of
    X-ray crystallography.
    James Watson and
    Francis Crick
    • Before Watson and Crick,
    scientists knew that DNA
    carried genetic information
    but didn't know its structure.
    • Watson and Crick proposed
    that DNA has a double helix
    structure, with two strands
    twisted around each other.
    • This hypothesis was supported
    by X-ray diffraction
    experiments by Maurice
    Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin
    Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind
    Franklin
    • Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin
    studied DNA using X-ray diffraction.
    • Despite their competitive relationship,
    their work contributed significantly to
    understanding DNA's structure.
    • Wilkins introduced DNA X-ray diffraction
    images at a conference, suggesting DNA
    might have a helical structure.
    • Rosy Franklin's famous Photo 51
    provided clear evidence of the double
    helix structure, leading to the award of
    the Nobel Prize to Wilkins, Watson, and
    Crick, although Franklin was not
    recognized due to her early death.
    What is X-ray diffraction?
    • X-ray diffraction is a technique used
    to study the atomic structure of
    molecules.
    • When X-rays are directed at DNA,
    they scatter in a pattern that can be
    captured on film, revealing the
    arrangement of atoms within the
    molecule.
    • Franklin's Photo 51, an X-ray
    diffraction image of DNA, was key to
    understanding its double helix
    structure

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