DNA: Types, Structure and Function of DNA
Read this article to learn about the history, types, structure, silent features and functions of DNA: Historical: Nucleic acids were first isolated by Friedrich Miescher (1869) from pus cells. They were named nuclein. Hertwig (1884) proposed nuclein to be the carrier of hereditary traits. Because of their acidic nature they were named nucleinic acids and then nucleic acids (Altmann, 1899). [...]