Flashcards - c1900-present DNA onwards

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1900 (clue: genes)
Fundamental Laws of Inheritance (genes came in pairs - Gregor Mendel)
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1902 (Clue: cause of hered. disease)
Archibald Garrod (English doctor). Hereditary diseases caused by deficiency in chemical pathways
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1941 (Clue: theory)
George Beadle + Edward Tatum (American scientists). Proved Garrod's theory.
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1953 (Clue: Discovery)
DNA is discovered. Deoxyribonucleic Acid.
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1953 (Clue: model)
James Watson (American biologist) + Francis Crick (English physicist). Cambridge University. Built model of DNA (double helix) from Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins' xrays. Structure could 'unzip' for copies.
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1990 (Clue: project)
James Watson (American biologist). Kauches Human Genome Project - 18 teams of scientists. Decode and map human genome.
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2000 (Clue: draft)
Human Genome Project make a first draft of the genome. Can use this to identify mistakes/mismatches in DNA (causes of herditary diseases).
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Archibald Garrod (English doctor). Hereditary diseases caused by deficiency in chemical pathways

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1902 (Clue: cause of hered. disease)

Card 3

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George Beadle + Edward Tatum (American scientists). Proved Garrod's theory.

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Card 4

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DNA is discovered. Deoxyribonucleic Acid.

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Card 5

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James Watson (American biologist) + Francis Crick (English physicist). Cambridge University. Built model of DNA (double helix) from Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins' xrays. Structure could 'unzip' for copies.

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