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09/01/2022 5:27 pm
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What background information did Watson and Crick have made available for developing a model of DNA What was their contribution?
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09/01/2022 5:28 pm
Watson and Crick had the following information which helped them to develop a model of DNA.
(i) Chargaff's law suggesting A = T and C = G.
(ii) Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin’s work on DNA crystal’s X-ray diffraction studies about DNA’s physical structure.
(iii) Watson and crick proposed
(a) How complementary bases may pair
(b) Semi conservative replication and
(c) Mutation through tautomerism