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Frederick Griffith

Discovered transformation in bacteria, demonstrating that a 'transforming factor' carries genetic information.

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Transformation

The process by which bacteria can take up DNA from their environment and incorporate it into their own genomes.

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Avery, MacLeod & McCarty

Researchers who proved that DNA is the transforming factor and the genetic material.

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Chargaff's Rules

The base-pairing rules that state A = T and G = C in DNA.

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Hershey & Chase Experiment

Used viruses to demonstrate that DNA, rather than protein, carries genetic information.

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Rosalind Franklin

Scientist who took X-ray images that provided evidence of DNA's double-helix structure.

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Watson & Crick

Developed the double-helix model of DNA based on the data from Rosalind Franklin.