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What is Chargaff's rule?


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Chargaff's rule:

  1. Erwin Chargaff proposed the Chargaff's rule.
  2. The rule played an essential role in discovering the double-helical structure of DNA.
  3. The rule states that in any double-stranded DNA, the ratios between Adenine and Thymine and Guanine and Cytosine are constant and equal.

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