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Diagram showing the basic structure and expression of a gene, with DNA made of exons and introns, transcription to RNA, splicing to form mRNA, translation into an amino acid chain, and posttranslational modification to form a protein.
Model of the operon and its relation to the regulator gene.
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Gregor Mendel
Gregor Mendel
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Thomas Hunt Morgan
Thomas Hunt Morgan
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Rudolf Jaenisch
German biologist
Richard Dawkins wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, standing in front of a red background at an event.
Richard Dawkins
British biologist and writer
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Fred H. Gage
American geneticist
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Stephen J. Elledge
American geneticist
Ohsumi, Yoshinori
Yoshinori Ohsumi
Japanese biologist
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Gregory P. Winter
British biochemst
Oswald Avery.
Oswald Avery
American bacteriologist
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Charles Yanofsky
American geneticist
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Maclyn McCarty
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Benzer, Seymour
Seymour Benzer
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