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Evolution of Genetic Code

The document provides a timeline of key figures and discoveries in genetics from 460 BCE to 1989. Some of the early pioneers include Hippocrates who developed the theory of "pangenesis" and Gregor Mendel who in the 1860s demonstrated that hereditary traits are transmitted in discrete units through his pea plant experiments. Later discoveries include Walter Sutton observing chromosome behavior during meiosis in 1900, Avery, Macleod and McCarty showing that DNA holds the genetic code in 1944, and Watson and Crick describing the double helix structure of DNA in 1953 which allowed scientists to begin to understand how DNA determines traits.

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Evolution of Genetic Code

The document provides a timeline of key figures and discoveries in genetics from 460 BCE to 1989. Some of the early pioneers include Hippocrates who developed the theory of "pangenesis" and Gregor Mendel who in the 1860s demonstrated that hereditary traits are transmitted in discrete units through his pea plant experiments. Later discoveries include Walter Sutton observing chromosome behavior during meiosis in 1900, Avery, Macleod and McCarty showing that DNA holds the genetic code in 1944, and Watson and Crick describing the double helix structure of DNA in 1953 which allowed scientists to begin to understand how DNA determines traits.

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THE PEOPLE BEHIND GENETICS MARSHALL

NIRENBERG
ARCHIBALD Figure out the
WALTER SUTTON ALFRED HERSHEY genetic code that
observed that GARROD GEORGE BEADLE & & MARTHA CHASE
JOE HIN TJIO
The father of “On the Origin of FREDERICK EDWARD TATUM Defines 46 as allows nucleic
segregation of Proposed that Discovered that acids with their 4-
medicine who Species by MIESCHER chromosomes during some human proposed that each only the DNA of a the exact
letter alphabet to
devised the Means of Isolates DNA from meiosis matched the diseases are due gene directs the virus needs to number of
determine the
theory of Natural ells for the first time segregation pattern to "inborn errors formation of one enter a bacterium chromosomes order of 20 kinds
“pangenesis.” Selection” and calls it “nuclein.” of Mendel’s of metabolism" enzyme. to infect it in humans. of amino acids in
proteins

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DEVRIES, NETTIE STEVENS & THOMAS HUNT WILLIAM ASTBURY FRANCIS VERNON ALEC
Emphasized the his experiment on CORRENS, VON EDMUND WILSON MORGAN Suggests that CRICK & INGRAM JEFFREYS
importance of peas which showed TSCHERMARK described the studied fruit fly nucleotide bases are JAMES Discovers that a Coined the term
blood in that hereditary is Verified behavior of sex chromosomes stacked on top of WATSON specific chemical DNA
heredity transmitted in which showed that Described the
Mendel’s chromosomes-XX each other through alteration in a fingerprinting
discrete units. the chromosomes double helix
Principles. determines female; obtaining the first X- hemoglobin
carry genes, and structure of
XY determines male. ray diffraction protein causes
also discovered DNA.
genetic linkage.
pattern of DNA sickle cell disease.

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