What background information did Watson and Crick had available with them for developing a model of DNA?
What background information did Watson and Crick hadavailable with them for developing a model of DNA?What was their own contribution?
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Watson and Crick had the following information which helped them to develop a model of DNA.
(i) Chargaffs’ 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.
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