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polynucleotide chain of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
Study DNA's double helix structure to learn how the organic chemical determines an organism's traits
Learn how DNA thermal cycler employs polymerase chain reaction to copy DNA strands
Understanding genetics with pea plants and the Punnett square
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Bruce Ames
American biochemist and geneticist
Gregor Mendel
Gregor Mendel
botanist
Ian Wilmut
British biologist
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Thomas Hunt Morgan
American biologist
Lancelot Thomas Hogben
English scientist
Theodosius Dobzhansky
American scientist
Fred H. Gage
American geneticist
Venter, J. Craig
J. Craig Venter
American geneticist, biochemist, and businessman
Weismann, August
August Weismann
German biologist
Francis Collins
Francis Collins
American geneticist
Stephen J. Elledge
American geneticist
Alexander Gordon Bearn
British-born American physician and geneticist
Evelyn M. Witkin
American geneticist
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M.S. Swaminathan
Indian scientist
Hwang Woo Suk and Gerald Schatten
Hwang Woo-Suk
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James Watson
American geneticist and biophysicist
Hermann Joseph Muller
American geneticist
Edith Rebecca Saunders
British botanist and geneticist
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