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Independent Functions of Viral Protein and Nucleic Acid in Growth of Bacteriophage

papers articles scientific paper paper major planned

Creators

  • Alfred D. Hershey, author
  • Martha Chase, author

Canon Rationale

A major molecular genetics paper, included for the Hershey-Chase experiment and its role in establishing DNA as genetic material.

Evidence

  • citation context: Hershey and Chase, 'Independent Functions of Viral Protein and Nucleic Acid in Growth of Bacteriophage,' Journal of General Physiology, 1952.
  • field survey: The Nobel Prize, Hershey phage genetics prize materials, 1969.

Audit Flags

version dependency, epistemic status required

Completion unit: read the full 1952 paper.

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