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Albrecht Kossel, a Common card
Ludwig Karl Martin Leonhard Albrecht Kossel was a German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 112
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,900
Power 112 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Albrecht Kossel quiz: 3 questions
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Find the missing word
Kossel isolated and ______ the five organic compounds that are present in nucleic acid: adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, and uracil.
Answer
described. Kossel isolated and described the five organic compounds that are present in nucleic acid: adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, and uracil. From the Albrecht Kossel article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in ____ for his work in determining the chemical composition of nucleic acids, the genetic substance of biological cells.
Answer
1910s. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1910 for his work in determining the chemical composition of nucleic acids, the genetic substance of biological cells. From the Albrecht Kossel article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
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- He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1910 for his work in determining the chemical composition of nucleic acids, the genetic substance of biological cells.
- Kossel isolated and described the five organic compounds that are present in nucleic acid: adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, and uracil.
- These compounds were later shown to be nucleobases, and are key in the formation of DNA and RNA, the genetic material found in all living cells.
Why it is Common
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Text : Wikipedia, Albrecht Kossel (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Kossel,_Albrecht_(1853-1927).jpg : George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) d, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
