Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty experiment
GPTKB entity
Properties (58)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific experiment
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| gptkbp:collaborations |
research team
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| gptkbp:completed |
DNA is responsible for heredity
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| gptkbp:conducted |
gptkb:Maclyn_McCarty
gptkb:Oswald_Avery Colin MacLeod |
| gptkbp:controversy |
initial skepticism from the scientific community
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| gptkbp:established |
DNA is the material of heredity
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| gptkbp:fauna |
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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| gptkbp:field |
molecular biology
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| gptkbp:funding |
gptkb:Rockefeller_Institute
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| gptkbp:hasArea |
laboratory experiment
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| gptkbp:historicalLegacy |
influenced future genetic research
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty experiment
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| gptkbp:impact |
understanding of genetic material
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Watson_and_Crick's_DNA_model
molecular biology |
| gptkbp:legacy |
foundation for modern genetics
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| gptkbp:notableContestants |
DNA as the transforming principle
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Journal_of_Experimental_Medicine
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| gptkbp:publishes |
DNA is the transforming agent
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| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Hershey-Chase_experiment
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Griffith's_experiment
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| gptkbp:releaseYear |
1944
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| gptkbp:researchAndDevelopment |
demonstrated the importance of DNA in biology
established DNA as genetic material supported the role of DNA in heredity |
| gptkbp:researchContribution |
demonstrated DNA's role in heredity
established the field of molecular genetics |
| gptkbp:researchField |
biochemistry
genetics |
| gptkbp:researchInterest |
gptkb:Maclyn_McCarty
gptkb:Oswald_Avery early 20th century biochemical analysis biochemical techniques experimental design Colin MacLeod DNA can change the phenotype of bacteria DNA is the carrier of genetic information critical for genetic research critical for understanding genetic transformation isolation of DNA led to the discovery of the structure of DNA transformed the understanding of molecular biology transformed understanding of genetics used bacterial transformation techniques showed that DNA can be purified and used in transformation. |
| gptkbp:result |
DNA can transform bacterial cells
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| gptkbp:scientificName |
pioneering work in genetics
recognized as a landmark experiment in genetics |
| gptkbp:significance |
paved the way for molecular genetics
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| gptkbp:supports |
biochemical research
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| gptkbp:technique |
transformation
biochemical assays fractionation enzymatic digestion |
| gptkbp:year |
1944
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