Molecular Biology: Made Simple and Fun

ISBN-10: 0962742295
ISBN-13: 9780962742293
Series: Molecular Biology
Pages: 470
Language: English
Published: 1997
Publisher: Cache River Press
Authors: David P. Clark, Lonnie Dee Russell

Description

Cyril Darlington (1903–1981), one of the most influential and controversial scientists of the twentieth century discovered the chromosomes, the carriers of the genetic material. Genetic material, commonly known as genes, are composed of nucleotides and in turn, each nucleotide is made up of one of the four nitrogenous bases, phosphate and sugar. This book extract describes the chemical composition of genes, the fundamental unit of heredity.