Which substance did Friedrich Miescher first call nuclein?
AA protein of pus cells
BA plasma membrane lipid
CThe substance now known as DNA
DA storage polysaccharide
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The substance now known as DNA
Miescher isolated a phosphorus-rich material from pus-filled bandages that we now recognise as DNA.
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