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Gregor Mendel
First discovers genes, when doing an experiment on heredity traits within peas. We were able to learn that certain traits are passed from parent to offspring. -
Friedrich (Fritz) Meischer
Friedrich isolated the first DNA without even realizing it. -
Oswald Theodore Avery
Concluded that DNA is the transforming principle in genetic transformation -
Alfred Hershey & Martha Chase
Confirmed that DNA was the genetic material instead of protein. (blender experiment) -
Erwin Chargroff
Levene’s theory that the amounts would be the same in the DNA of all organims. -
Rosalind Franklin
Based on her X-Ray data she was able to calculate the basic dimensions of the DNA model. -
James Watson & Francis Crick
They published the first accurate model of the DNA molecule. -
Marshall Nirenberg
Discovered the genetics code -
Frederick Sanger
Developed a method to determine the exact sequence of nucleotides found in a gene. His method is actually commonly used in labs today. -
Pat Brown
Developed a technique where DNA can be embedded onto glass slots
