GENETICAL IMPLICATIONS OF
THE STRUCTURE OF
DEOXYRBONUCLEIC ACID
By J. D. WATSON and F. H. C. CRICK
Medial Ruearch C&nclf Unit for the Stud of the
Molecular structum of Blologlal s llu,
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labmtory, Cunbrl
T HE important of deox@~iuoleio aoid (DNA)
within living oelb ia undqmbd . It ia found in
811 dividing oell~, lergelJr if not entirely in the nuoIeus,
where it is an eesentiel oonetituent of the ohmme
aomee. Many lines of evidenoe iadioate that it is tho
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