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DNA as an acidic substance present in nucleus was first identified by ________ in 1869; he named it as
DNA as an acidic substance present in nucleus was first identified by ________ in 1869; he named it as
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The correct option is A Meischer, nuclein
Friedrich Meischer was a Swiss physician and was the first to isolate nucleic acid or DNA as a distinct molecule. He named it 'nuclein' that is DNA associated with proteins and isolated it from the cell nuclei. So, the correct answer is 'Meischer, nuclein'.
Friedrich Meischer was a Swiss physician and was the first to isolate nucleic acid or DNA as a distinct molecule. He named it 'nuclein' that is DNA associated with proteins and isolated it from the cell nuclei.
So, the correct answer is 'Meischer, nuclein'.
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