1. Working on your own, analyze some of Chargaff's data, which are provided in the table below. Write down as many observations about the data as you can. That the amount DE qanfne shou be equail to GÃOS and the cimount OC adentre Shou DC cqual to thw Relative Proportions (%) of Bases in DNA Nitrogenous Bases Organism A C Human 30.9 29.4 19.9 19.8 KNA moleculetm Contain cytosr guaai nc, adeni Chicken 28.8 29.2 20.9 21.3 Grasshopper 29.3 29.2 20.5 20.7 Sea Urchin 32.8 32.1 17.7 17.3 Note: Values may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

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Unit 4: Genetics
Investigating the Building Blocks of DNA
HANDOUT
4.1
Erwin Chargaff, an Austrian biochemist, had read the famous
1944 paper by Oswald Avery and his colleagues at Rockefeller
University that demonstrated that hereditary units, or genes,
are composed of DNA. This paper had a profound impact on
Chargaff, inspiring him to launch a research program that
revolved around the chemistry of nucleic acids. Of Avery's work,
Chargaff wrote the following:
"This discovery, almost abruptly, appeared to foreshadow a
chemistry of heredity and, moreover, made probable the nucleic
acid character of the gene. ... Avery gave us the first text of a new
language, or rather he showed us where to look for it. I resolved to
search for this text."
As his first step in this search, Chargaff set out to see whether
there were any differences in DNA among different species. After
developing a new paper chromatography method for separating
and identifying small amounts of organic material, Chargaff
reached two major conclusions.
Excerpt from Leslie A. Pray, "Discovery of DNA Structure and Function: Watson
and Crick." © 2008 by Nature Education.
Part 1: Analyzing Nitrogenous Base Ratios
1. Working on your own, analyze some of Chargaff's data, which are provided in the
table below. Write down as many observations about the data as you can.
That the amount
De qanine should
be equoil to CAosine
and the amont
Of adentne Should
DC cquail to thyme
Relative Proportions (%) of Bases in DNA
Nitrogenous Bases
Organism
A
G
Human
30.9
29.4
19.9
19.8
KNA molecules
Contain cytos nc,
guaa inc, adenine
Chicken
28.8
29.2
20.9
21.3
Grasshopper
29.3
29.2
20.5
20.7
Sea Urchin
32.8
32.1
17.7
17.3
Note: Values may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
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Transcribed Image Text:Unit 4: Genetics Investigating the Building Blocks of DNA HANDOUT 4.1 Erwin Chargaff, an Austrian biochemist, had read the famous 1944 paper by Oswald Avery and his colleagues at Rockefeller University that demonstrated that hereditary units, or genes, are composed of DNA. This paper had a profound impact on Chargaff, inspiring him to launch a research program that revolved around the chemistry of nucleic acids. Of Avery's work, Chargaff wrote the following: "This discovery, almost abruptly, appeared to foreshadow a chemistry of heredity and, moreover, made probable the nucleic acid character of the gene. ... Avery gave us the first text of a new language, or rather he showed us where to look for it. I resolved to search for this text." As his first step in this search, Chargaff set out to see whether there were any differences in DNA among different species. After developing a new paper chromatography method for separating and identifying small amounts of organic material, Chargaff reached two major conclusions. Excerpt from Leslie A. Pray, "Discovery of DNA Structure and Function: Watson and Crick." © 2008 by Nature Education. Part 1: Analyzing Nitrogenous Base Ratios 1. Working on your own, analyze some of Chargaff's data, which are provided in the table below. Write down as many observations about the data as you can. That the amount De qanine should be equoil to CAosine and the amont Of adentne Should DC cquail to thyme Relative Proportions (%) of Bases in DNA Nitrogenous Bases Organism A G Human 30.9 29.4 19.9 19.8 KNA molecules Contain cytos nc, guaa inc, adenine Chicken 28.8 29.2 20.9 21.3 Grasshopper 29.3 29.2 20.5 20.7 Sea Urchin 32.8 32.1 17.7 17.3 Note: Values may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Student Resource 2021 College Board 1 Pre-AP Biology
2. To help reveal patterns in the data, graph the data from the table on the grid
provided.
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Transcribed Image Text:2. To help reveal patterns in the data, graph the data from the table on the grid provided. Student Resource 02021 College Board Biology
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