alleryWhich scientist first identified DNA in 1869 and named the acidic nuclear substance 'Nuclein'?
AFrederick Griffith
BErwin Chargaff
CAlec Jeffreys
DFriedrich Meischer
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Friedrich Meischer
Friedrich Meischer isolated an acidic nuclear substance in 1869 and called it 'Nuclein'.
Its long polymeric nature delayed structural elucidation until 1953.
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