DNA double helix
principle · 1953 · Digital age
The model of DNA’s structure (Watson, Crick, Franklin).
Authors: James Watson, Francis Crick, Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins.
Principles and materials it uses
- X-ray crystallography — uses. Rosalind Franklin’s Photo 51.
Where it is used
- Recombinant DNA — is used in. Working with DNA.
- DNA sequencing — is used in. Reading DNA.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Laws of heredity — evolved from. The physical carrier of heredity.