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Radioactive labeling
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Hershey and Chase used this technique to trace the fate of the DNA and protein as the bacteriaphages infected bacteria and reproduced.
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Tracking DNA
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Hershey and Chase concluded that the viral DNA was injected into the cell and provided the genetic information needed to produce new viruses.
This proved that DNA was the genetic material that could be passed from generation to generation in viruses. |
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Nucleotides
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The subunits of nucleic acids and consist of a five-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.
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2 Nucleic acids found in living cells
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DNA and RNA
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What does a DNA nucleotide contain?
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The sugar deoxyribose, a phosphate, and one of the 4 nitrogenous bases
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What are the 4 nitrogenous bases
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Guanine, cytosine, adenine, and thymine
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What do RNA nucleotides contain
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The sugar ribose, a phosphate, and one of the 4 nitrogenous bases.
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Erwin Chargaff
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Analyzed the amount of adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine in the DNA of the various species.
Created Chargaff's rule |
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Chargaff's rule
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C=G
T=A |
