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GENETIC CODE
George Gamow20th century
Ukraine House
Washington, United States
After James Watson and Francis Clark discovered a double helix of the DNA structure, scientists struggled to de-cipher the protein codes that form it. Findings of a renowned American mathematician of Ukrainian descent, George Gamow (born in 1904 in Odesa), played a decisive role in these research, as he proposed a mathematical model and introduced the concept of a genetic code that shapes combinations of amino acides in the DNA molecule.
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- Title: GENETIC CODE
- Creator: George Gamow
- Date Created: 20th century
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