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The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Title:
[Genetic code chart]
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Description:
By 1966, Nirenberg announced that he had deciphered the 64 RNA codons for all 20 amino acids. This chart from 1965 lists the correspondence between these codons and amino acids.
This image was obtained by scanning a negative of the genetic code chart.
Number of Image Pages:
1 (37,288 Bytes)
Date:
1965
Creator:
Nirenberg, Marshall W.
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of Marshall W. Nirenberg.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Genetic Code
Exhibit Category:
Neuroblastoma Research, 1967-1976
Relation:
Metadata Record [Genetic code chart] (January 18, 1965)
Unique Identifier:
JJBBNL
Accession Number:
2000-024
Document Type:
Slides (photographs)
Tables (documents)
Format:
image/jpeg
image/tif
Physical Condition:
Poor
Metadata Last Modified Date:
2008-01-14

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