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Mendel's Paper is published
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DNA is identified by Friedrich Miescher
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A human disease is first attributed to genetic causes
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The word "genetics" is coined by William Bateson.
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H. Muller shows that X-rays induce mutations in a dose-dependent fashion.
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One gene encodes one protein,described by Beadle and Tatum.
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DNA shaped as a double helix with antiparallel nucleotide chains and specific base pairing. This was deduced by Watson and Crick, using Rosalind Franklin's data provided by Maurice Wilkins.
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Messenger RNA is the intermediate between DNA and protein.
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The first restriction enzyme is purified by Hamilton Smith.
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Recombinant DNA is first constructed by Cohen and Boyer.
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DNA sequencing technology is developed by Fred Sanger.
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PCR is developed by Kary Mullis.
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DNA microarrays are invented by Pat Brown and colleagues.
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Automated sequencing technology allows genome projects to accelerate.
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The first cloning of a mammal (Dolly the sheep) is performed by Ian Wilmut and colleagues