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DNA Timeline Assignment
http://www.dnai.org/timeline/index.html
1. Draw a timeline by flipping to the back of this paper and turning it sideways
(landscape orientation).
2. Draw arrows coming from the correct time period each scientist(s) worked. Label with
the year(s) and scientist(s) name(s): Mendel, Avery, Hershey & Chase, Chargaff,
Franklin, Watson & Crick
3. Write 1-3 sentences to describe what contribution each scientist (or scientist pair made
to the study of DNA.
4. Lastly, solve each “clue” below by providing the correct scientist(s), technique or year
and then turn in both, this worksheet and your timeline
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It took him eight years and more than 10,000 pea plants to discover the laws of inheritance.
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Even though he added an extra strand to the structure of DNA, he ultimately won two Nobel Prizes:
the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Peace Prize.
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These scientists used a common kitchen appliance to help show that phage (viruses that infect
bacteria) DNA carries instructions to make new phage particles. Thinking of making a milkshake?
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 In which year was the first test-tube baby born? _______________________
 This scientist first isolated DNA using pus collected from bandages at a local hospital. “Since white
blood cells are a major component of pus, they were my source of DNA.” Yuck!
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