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ID 15881
Defining the gene
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Seymour Benzer was able to map mutations within one phage gene and correlate the mutations with protein changes. This showed that the DNA sequence of a gene was aligned with protein sequence.
Keywords:
seymour benzer,protein changes,dna sequence,protein sequence,gene seymour,phage,mutations
This work by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.Related content:
- 16023. Seymour Benzer, 1954
- Mutations are changes in genetic information.
- SOURCE: DNAi
- 15279. Relating a gene to a sequence of amino acids, Sydney Brenner
- Sydney Brenner talks about the gene, and Seymour Benzer's contributions in matching the gene to protein sequence.
- SOURCE: DNAi
- 16610. Biography 27: Seymour Benzer (1921 - 2007)
- Seymour Benzer used genetics to prove that mutations were caused by changes in the DNA sequence.
- SOURCE: DNAFTB
- 16491. Biography 21: Sydney Brenner (1927 - )
- Sydney Brenner showed that mRNA was the unstable intermediate that carried the message from DNA to the ribosomes.
- SOURCE: DNAFTB
- 16599. Gallery 27: Seymour Benzer, 1974 (1)
- Seymour Benzer in labcoat.
- SOURCE: DNAFTB
- 16598. Gallery 27: Seymour Benzer, 1974
- Seymour Benzer with a tube of Drosophila.
- SOURCE: DNAFTB
- 16588. Animation 27: Mutations are changes in genetic information.
- Herman Muller induces fruit fly mutations. Seymour Benzer works with virus mutants ans proved only one nucleotide change can cause mutation.
- SOURCE: DNAFTB
- 16600. Gallery 27: Seymour Benzer, 1974 (2)
- Seymour Benzer and his pet fly, 1974.
- SOURCE: DNAFTB
- 16597. Gallery 27: Alfred Hershey and Seymour Benzer, 1953
- Alfred Hershey and Seymour Benzer at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1953 Symposium.
- SOURCE: DNAFTB
- 16492. Problem 21: RNA is an intermediary between DNA and protein.
- What happens in protein synthesis?
- SOURCE: DNAFTB
