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Chargaff

British  
/ ˈʃɑːɡæf /

noun

  1. Erwin. 1905–2002, US biochemist, born in Austria, noted esp for his work on DNA

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Chargaff found that the ratio of A = T and C = G, and that the percentage content of A, T, G, and C is different for different species.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Biochemist Erwin Chargaff discovered similarities in the percentages of bases in DNA.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018

Moreover, such an arrangement neatly explained what Chargaff had discovered in 1950.

From Time Magazine Archive

One piece was a discovery that had been made years earlier by the Austrian refugee Erwin Chargaff.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not remembering which of the bases had amino groups, he could not qualitatively describe the quantum-mechanical argument until he asked Chargaff to write out their formulas.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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