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  1. colleague
    an associate that one works with
    Erwin Chargaff, an Austrian biochemist, had read the famous 1944 paper by Oswald Avery and his colleagues at Rockefeller University, which demonstrated that hereditary units, or genes, are composed of DNA.
  2. hereditary
    occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
    Erwin Chargaff, an Austrian biochemist, had read the famous 1944 paper by Oswald Avery and his colleagues at Rockefeller University, which demonstrated that hereditary units, or genes, are composed of DNA.
  3. gene
    part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth
    Erwin Chargaff, an Austrian biochemist, had read the famous 1944 paper by Oswald Avery and his colleagues at Rockefeller University, which demonstrated that hereditary units, or genes, are composed of DNA.
  4. compose
    form the substance of
    Erwin Chargaff, an Austrian biochemist, had read the famous 1944 paper by Oswald Avery and his colleagues at Rockefeller University, which demonstrated that hereditary units, or genes, are composed of DNA.
  5. profound
    far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect
    This paper had a profound impact on Chargaff, inspiring him to launch a research program that revolved around the chemistry of nucleic acids.
  6. impact
    a strong influence
    This paper had a profound impact on Chargaff, inspiring him to launch a research program that revolved around the chemistry of nucleic acids.
  7. inspire
    serve as the inciting cause of
    This paper had a profound impact on Chargaff, inspiring him to launch a research program that revolved around the chemistry of nucleic acids.
  8. launch
    set up or found
    This paper had a profound impact on Chargaff, inspiring him to launch a research program that revolved around the chemistry of nucleic acids.
  9. abruptly
    quickly and without warning
    Of Avery’s work, Chargaff (1971) 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.”
  10. foreshadow
    indicate by signs
    Of Avery’s work, Chargaff (1971) 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.”
  11. resolve
    reach a decision
    Of Avery’s work, Chargaff (1971) 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.”
  12. organic
    having properties characteristic of living beings
    After developing a new paper chromatography method for separating and identifying small amounts of organic material, Chargaff reached two major conclusions (Chargaff, 1950).
Created on Mon Jul 01 10:16:50 EDT 2019 (updated Mon Jul 01 10:22:23 EDT 2019)

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