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luminitza

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Trace the connection between Friedrich Meischer and DNA.
 
 


 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What chemicals compose the bases that connect DNA strands?
 
 


 
 

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Reply #1 on: Jul 21, 2018
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In 1867, Friedrich Meischer observed that the nuclei of all cells contain a slightly acidic substance. He named the substance nucleic acid. Later, the name was expanded to deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.



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The bases of DNA are composed of only four chemicals: (1) adenine, (2) guanine, (3) cytosine, and (4) thymine.



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Reply 2 on: Jul 21, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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