Review

Discovering the Structure of DNA

Volume: 1 Number: 1 February 28, 2020
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Discovering the Structure of DNA

Abstract

In 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson identified the three-dimensional structure of DNA. The foundational knowledge about DNA traces back to the mid-nineteenth century when Swiss biochemist Friedrich Miescher described a substance he termed "nuclein," later known as nucleic acid. The connection between inherited diseases and proteins was first established by Archibald Garrod in 1902. In 1928, Frederick Griffith identified the genetic material as the "transforming principle", which was later clarified by McCarty, Avery, and McLeod to be DNA, a fact further confirmed by Hershey and Chase. Phoebus Levene, in the early 20th century, distinguished between the sugars in RNA and DNA and introduced the concept of the nucleotide as a fundamental DNA building block.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Forensic Biology

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

February 28, 2020

Submission Date

November 24, 2019

Acceptance Date

December 16, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 1 Number: 1

APA
Isbır Turan, A. A., Akdeniz, F. T., Güleç, S., & İsbir, T. (2020). Discovering the Structure of DNA. Adli Bilimler Ve Suç Araştırmaları, 1(1), 3-6. https://izlik.org/JA52KR68TN
AMA
1.Isbır Turan AA, Akdeniz FT, Güleç S, İsbir T. Discovering the Structure of DNA. JFSCS. 2020;1(1):3-6. https://izlik.org/JA52KR68TN
Chicago
Isbır Turan, Aybuke A., Fatma Tuba Akdeniz, Seda Güleç, and Turgay İsbir. 2020. “Discovering the Structure of DNA”. Adli Bilimler Ve Suç Araştırmaları 1 (1): 3-6. https://izlik.org/JA52KR68TN.
EndNote
Isbır Turan AA, Akdeniz FT, Güleç S, İsbir T (February 1, 2020) Discovering the Structure of DNA. Adli Bilimler ve Suç Araştırmaları 1 1 3–6.
IEEE
[1]A. A. Isbır Turan, F. T. Akdeniz, S. Güleç, and T. İsbir, “Discovering the Structure of DNA”, JFSCS, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 3–6, Feb. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA52KR68TN
ISNAD
Isbır Turan, Aybuke A. - Akdeniz, Fatma Tuba - Güleç, Seda - İsbir, Turgay. “Discovering the Structure of DNA”. Adli Bilimler ve Suç Araştırmaları 1/1 (February 1, 2020): 3-6. https://izlik.org/JA52KR68TN.
JAMA
1.Isbır Turan AA, Akdeniz FT, Güleç S, İsbir T. Discovering the Structure of DNA. JFSCS. 2020;1:3–6.
MLA
Isbır Turan, Aybuke A., et al. “Discovering the Structure of DNA”. Adli Bilimler Ve Suç Araştırmaları, vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 2020, pp. 3-6, https://izlik.org/JA52KR68TN.
Vancouver
1.Aybuke A. Isbır Turan, Fatma Tuba Akdeniz, Seda Güleç, Turgay İsbir. Discovering the Structure of DNA. JFSCS [Internet]. 2020 Feb. 1;1(1):3-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA52KR68TN