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PRONUNCIATION OF CHARGAFF

Chargaff  [ˈʃɑːɡæf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHARGAFF

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Chargaff is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CHARGAFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Erwin Chargaff

Erwin Chargaff was an Austrian biochemist who immigrated to the United States during the Nazi era and was a professor of biochemistry at Columbia University medical school. Through careful experimentation, Chargaff discovered two rules that helped lead to the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. Chargaff had one son, Thomas, with his wife Vera Broido, whom he married in 1928. Chargaff became an American citizen in 1940.

Definition of Chargaff in the English dictionary

The definition of Chargaff in the dictionary is Erwin. 1905–2002, US biochemist, born in Austria, noted esp for his work on DNA.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHARGAFF


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ɡæf
gaffe
ɡæf
penny-gaff
ˈpɛnɪˌɡæf
shandygaff
ˈʃændɪˌɡæf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHARGAFF

Charcot
charcuterie
chard
Chardin
Chardonnay
Chardonnet
Charente
Charente-Maritime

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHARGAFF

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blow the gaff
caff
chaff
Chief of Staff
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flagstaff
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naff
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Synonyms and antonyms of Chargaff in the English dictionary of synonyms

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHARGAFF»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHARGAFF»

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Heraclitean Fire: Sketches from a Life Before Nature
The eminent biochemist reflects on his life and work in Vienna and in America, shedding light on his DNA research and the work and opinions that led to his reputation as a maverick
Erwin Chargaff, 1978
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New Scientist
Breathing fire Heraclitean fire by Erwin Chargaff, pp 252, Rockefeller UP, $13 Erwin Chargaff, an extremely distinguished biochemist, made one of the most important single discoveries in the whole long history of research into DNA: of the  ...
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Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology
Campbell, H. A., Roberts, W. L., Smith, W. K., and Link, K. P., ibid., 136, 47 Chargaff, E., Science, 85, 548 (1937). Chargaff, E., J. Biol. Chem., 121, 175 (1937 ). Chargaff, E., ibid., 121, 187 (1937). Chargafi', E., ibid., 125, 671 (1938). Chargaff, E.
F. F. Nord, 2009
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Gene Action : A Historical Account: A Historical Account
At the beginning of World War II Chargaff received a contract with the Army Medical Service to study Rickettsia, the causative agent of typhus fever. In the early 1940s, he worked toward isolating the nucleic acids of these small organisms.
Werner Maas Professor of Microbiology New York University School of Medicine (Emeritus), 2000
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Vital Forces: The Discovery of the Molecular Basis of Life
Chargaff had found a home, although not always a happy one; he would remain at Columbia until his retirement in 1974. During his first decade at Columbia, Chargaff worked mainly on lipids and blood clotting as part of a program of research ...
Graeme K. Hunter, 2000
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Genetics For Dummies
Long before Hershey and Chase published their pivotal findings, Erwin Chargaff read Oswald Avery's paper on DNA as the transforming principle (profiled in Chapter 22) and immediately changed the focus of his entire research program.
Tara Rodden Robinson, 2011
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ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY
Chargaff, E., and Sprinson, D. B. (1943). J. Biol. Chem. 151, 273. Chernikov, M. P. (1949). Doklady Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 67, 345. Chibnall, A. C. (1946). J. Intern. Soe. Leather Trades' Chemists 30, 1. Christensen, H. N., Cooper, P. F., Johnson, ...
M. L. Anson, 1954
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Who Wrote the Book of Life?: A History of the Genetic Code
Chargaff predicted differences in the proportions or in the sequence of the several nucleotides forming the nucleic acid chain would account for its specific biological effects.70 In the next three years, Chargaff 's analyses of nucleotide base ...
Lily E. Kay, 2000
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The Nucleic Acids
in the absence of the protein synthesis.141 Lombard and Chargaff confirmed these observations with vast experimental material.113 Furthermore, they have shown that the addition of any of the four ribonucleosides to the medium resulted in ...
Erwin Chargaff, 2012
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The Man in the Monkeynut Coat: William Astbury and the ...
8 Olby (1994), p. 436; see Chapter 2, note 18. 9 Chargaff, E. and Zamenhof, S. ( 1948) The isolation of highly polymerized desoxypentosenucleic acid from yeast cells.Journal ofBiological Chemistry, 173, pp. 327–335. Chargaff, E. and Vischer,  ...
Kersten T. Hall, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHARGAFF»

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Heraclitean Fire (1978) is an autobiography by the late Erwin Chargaff, an Austrian biochemist who formulated "Chargaff's rule," the most ... «EurekAlert, Oct 14»
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New book explores the meaning of life but we want to hear your …
Dr Conlon, a lecturer in epidemiology and public health said, “I love this quote from Erwin Chargaff – 'Science is wonderfully equipped to ... «Irish Examiner, Oct 14»
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A tribute to Rosalind Franklin
Finally, Erwin Chargaff studied the base pairs of DNA to find similar quantities of adenine to thymine and cytosine to guanine. One piece of the ... «Elko Daily Free Press, Jul 14»
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Q&A: Courtagen's Kevin McKernan on Skirting Sequencing Gene …
The reason that is important is that complementarity always comes back to Chargaff's rules, A to T, C to G, and it has to do with Tm. Once you start methylating ... «GenomeWeb, May 14»
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The structure of DNA, 61 years later: How they did it.
Franklin especially came tantalizingly close to cracking DNA. On the other hand Erwin Chargaff and Jerry Donahue, both outstanding chemists, ... «Scientific American, Apr 14»
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How 'Revolution' Became an Adjective
—Erwin Chargaff. For the last several years, the word “revolution” has been hanging around backstage on the national television talk-show ... «The Nation., Mar 14»
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When Biology Transformed from Chemistry to Information Theory
The chemist Erwin Chargaff turned the tables on Mirsky, ... Chargaff went on to outline a research programme that would preoccupy many ... «Discovery Institute, Jan 14»
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Is Innovation Predictable?
... with haute cuisine cooking where the grammar is known though not codified and another with molecular biology when the biochemist Erwin Chargaff spoke of ... «Wired, Nov 13»
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5 Revolutionary Nobel Prizes in Medicine
... who made important contributions to elucidating DNA's properties include Alex Stokes, Herbert Wilson, Erwin Chargaff and Oswald Avery. 3. «LiveScience.com, Oct 13»
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Rosalind Franklin vs. Watson & Crick - Science History Rap Battle
Their cast of characters include Watson, Crick, Wilkins, Chargaff and of course, Rosalind "that's my pic" Franklin. Read more Show less. Reply «YouTube, Aug 13»

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