Question

What did Friedrich Meischer name the DNA he first found in the nucleus?

Answer 1

1. Friedrich Meischer first identified DNA as an acidic substance in the nucleus. He called it ‘Nuclein’.
2. This was so because it seemed to come from cell nuclei.
3. It became known as nucleic acid after 1874 when Miescher separated it into protein and acid components.
4. It is now known as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).