Discovery of DNA

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  • Griffith's experiment

    Griffith's experiment

    Frederick Griffith discovers a "transforming" factor between two strains of bacteria.
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    Discovery of DNA

    Experiments determining that DNA is the genetic material in cells.

  • Oswald Avery

    Oswald Avery and a group of scientists discover genes are made of DNA

  • Rosalind Franklin

    Rosalind Franklin determines the shape of DNA through x-ray diffraction.

  • Watson and Crick

    James Watson and Francis Crick work together to create a double-helix model of a DNA molecule.