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Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

WATSON, J. D., CRICK, F. H. C.·1953·Nature

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  • DNA is a right-handed helix composed of two antiparallel strands twisted around each other, with a sugar-phosphate backbone and nitrogenous bases paired in the core.

    “Their work revealed a right-handed helix composed of two antiparallel strands twisted around each other, forming a helical backbone of sugar–phosphate groups with nitrogenous bases paired in the core.”

    From Fundamental constraints to the logic of living systems (2024) · cites this paper as [115]

  • Koltsov's and Schrödinger's visions turned out to be strikingly accurate once Watson, Crick and Franklin uncovered the structure of DNA.

    “Koltsov’s and Schrödinger’s visions, based on reflections turned out to be strikingly accurate once Watson, Crick and Franklin uncovered the structure of DNA [115,116].”

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Authors
WATSON, J. D., & CRICK, F. H. C.
Affiliations
Medical Research Council (GB)
Venue
Nature
Published
1953-04-25
Volume
171
Issue
4356
Pages
737-738
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2126466006
Cited by
13,584
References
5
Citations by year
2026: 408 · 2025: 512 · 2024: 612 · 2023: 637 · 2022: 565 · 2021: 650 · 2020: 585 · 2019: 545 · 2018: 501 · 2017: 475 · 2016: 519 · 2015: 480 · 2014: 527 · 2013: 563 · 2012: 448
FWCI
46.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Institutional Repository (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Enzyme Structure and Function
Keywords
DNA structure, DNA, DNA double helix, Watson-Crick model, X-ray crystallography, nucleic acids, base pairing
MeSH terms
Deoxyribose, Nucleic Acids, Molecular Structure

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