History of DNA
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Updated: 10 Dec 2017
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Created byAyush Shrestha
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1859: The Origin of Species - published by Charles Darwin1866: Discovery of the basic principles of genetics by Gregor Mendel1869: Identification of Nuclein by Friedrich Meischer1896: Gregor Mdendel's pea plant research rediscovered by researchers into the wider scientific community1990: The Eugenics Movement (selective breeding of Humans)1902: Gregor Mendel theories accociated with human disease by Sir Archibald Edward Garrod1944: Identification of DNA as the 'transforming principle' - By Oswald Avery1944: Discovery that DNA composition is species specific - By Erwin Chargaff1952: Rosalind Franklin potographs crystallised DNA fibres1953: Discovery of the double helix structure of DNA - By James Watson and Francis Crick1990: The Human Genome Project begins1996: Cloning of Dolly the sheep1999: First human chromosome is decoded2003: Completion of The Human Genome Project2013: Discovery that identical twins have different genetic makeup
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