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History of DNA
Created by
Ayush Shrestha
⟶ Updated 10 Dec 2017 ⟶
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1859: The Origin of Species - published by Charles Darwin
1866: Discovery of the basic principles of genetics by Gregor Mendel
1869: Identification of Nuclein by Friedrich Meischer
1896: Gregor Mdendel's pea plant research rediscovered by researchers into the wider scientific community
1990: The Eugenics Movement (selective breeding of Humans)
1902: Gregor Mendel theories accociated with human disease by Sir Archibald Edward Garrod
1944: Identification of DNA as the 'transforming principle' - By Oswald Avery
1944: Discovery that DNA composition is species specific - By Erwin Chargaff
1952: Rosalind Franklin potographs crystallised DNA fibres
1953: Discovery of the double helix structure of DNA - By James Watson and Francis Crick
1990: The Human Genome Project begins
1996: Cloning of Dolly the sheep
1999: First human chromosome is decoded
2003: Completion of The Human Genome Project
2013: Discovery that identical twins have different genetic makeup