Lets us now us visit the scientific
model building process with Watson and Crick.
Observations about DNA:
- DNA is the transforming principle
- DNA is the genetic material in bacteria phage
- DNA is present in all cells
Conclusion: DNA is very important.
Therefore, the question that arises is:
What is the chemical structure of DNA?
What chemical evidence was available?
What were the observations used to construct the model ie. "data
in"
What is the model?
How was the model tested or verified?
Text iGenetics by Peter J. Russell
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