Letter from Aaron Klug to Francis Crick
- Contributor(s):
- The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers Crick, Francis, 1916-2004 Klug, Aaron
- Publication:
- Produced: 16 January 1961
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Genetic Code DNA
- Genre(s):
- Archival Materials Letters (correspondence)
- Abstract:
- In his letter Klug gave electron density calculations derived from experiments with synthetic DNA made of one chain consisting of a sequence of only adenine bases, called poly-A, plus the complementary second chain. Despite Crick's earlier skepticism, research with simple, repeating synthetic sequences of DNA and RNA consisting of just one base yielded many important experimental results in deciphering the genetic code.
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- This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101584582X215 (See in Profiles in Science)
- Profiles in Science ID:
- SCBBPM
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X215
- Archival Collection:
- The Francis Crick Papers (Profiles in Science)