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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media added. | Oct 06, 2026 | ||
| Article restructured and information on DNA structure added. | May 26, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Rosalind Franklin: Equal Co-Discoverer of DNA? | May 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - DNA. | Jan 23, 2026 | ||
| Cross-reference added. | Mar 18, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 14, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - DNA. | Apr 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA�s structure. | Feb 27, 2024 | ||
| Video and link added. | May 31, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - DNA explained and explored. | Apr 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - The Structure and Function of DNA. | Jan 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - DNA. | Nov 11, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - DNA. | Nov 11, 2022 | ||
| Rearranged media. | Mar 17, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 29, 2020 | ||
| Rearranged media. | Nov 21, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - DNA: Definition, Structure & Discovery. | Dec 07, 2018 | ||
| Added mentions of Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins and the impact of the determination of the helical structure of DNA on advances in genetics. | Sep 12, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Genetic Home Reference - What Is DNA? | Feb 02, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 11, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Basic Biology - DNA. | Jul 30, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Basic Biology - DNA. | Jul 30, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | May 15, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Human Genome Research Institute - Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) fact sheet. | Jan 29, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - DNA. | Mar 22, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - DNA. | Mar 22, 2013 | ||
| Updated to mention that four-stranded DNA complexes (G-quadruplexes) have been observed in the human genome. | Jan 22, 2013 | ||
| Added a video about DNA origami. | May 16, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemguide - DNA - Structure. | Dec 01, 2011 | ||
| Added a video about James Watson and Francis Crick's discovery of the structure of DNA. | Oct 13, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Merck Manual - Veterinary Manual - Overview of Feline Panleukopenia. | Jul 25, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Distemper. | Apr 23, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Hickoksports.com - Biography of Ernest Stautner. | Feb 06, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Rader's Chem4Kids.com - DNA Details. | May 05, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Biography of Ernest Alfred Stautner. | Apr 07, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 20, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of Bristol - School of Chemistry - Deoxyribonucleic Acid. | Nov 21, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: WebMd - Feline Panleukopenia. | Sep 12, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: ThinkQuest - Excell at Cells. | Aug 29, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: DNA Testing: Introduction and Index. | Jun 01, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Double Takes. | May 10, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Double Takes. | May 10, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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