Historical opinion: Erwin Chargaff and his 'rules' for the base composition of DNA: why did he fail to see the possibility of complementarity?

@article{Manchester2008HistoricalOE,
  title={Historical opinion: Erwin Chargaff and his 'rules' for the base composition of DNA: why did he fail to see the possibility of complementarity?},
  author={Keith L. Manchester},
  journal={Trends in biochemical sciences},
  year={2008},
  volume={33 2},
  pages={
          65-70
        }
}
  • K. Manchester
  • Published 1 February 2008
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  • Trends in biochemical sciences
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