Title:

The Genetic Code: II

Creator:

Nirenberg, Marshall W.

Date:

1963

Description:

This article describes how combinations of bases, or code letters, provide the information used by cells to construct proteins from twenty common kinds of amino acids. Nirenberg recounts recent developments in the field of genetics and illustrates the components and structure of DNA and RNA, and the process of protein synthesis. The process of breaking the code and the "dictionary" of the genetic code are also covered.

Periodical:

Scientific American

Publisher:

Scientific American

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

DNA, RNA, Genetics, RNA, Messenger, and Genetic Code

Format:

Text

Extent:

12 pages

Relation:

Letter from Francis Crick to Marshall W. Nirenberg, 1962

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Nirenberg, Marshall W. "The Genetic Code: II." Scientific American 208, 3 (1963): 80-94. Article. 12 Images.. Scientific American

Legacy ID:

JJBBHR

NLM ID:

101584910X119

Profiles Collection:

The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X119

Story Section:

Public Reactions to the Genetic Code, 1961-1968