Chemist no. 313 of 350 · Biochemistry

Erwin Chargaff

1905-2002United States

Chargaff's rules for DNA base pairing

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The discovery, explained

Erwin Chargaff and the Rules of DNA Base Composition

Understand Chargaff's rules for DNA base composition, how paper chromatography revealed them, base pairing, Tm and exam points for JAM, NET and GATE.

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Biography

Erwin Chargaff (1905–2002): The Scientist, Writer and Critic Who Found the Pairing Rules of DNA

Biography of Erwin Chargaff (1905-2002): Czernowitz, Vienna, Berlin, Columbia University, Chargaff's rules, relationship with Watson and Crick, and his critique of science.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers: Fritz Feigldoctoral
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