Photo 51
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Photo 51 is the famous X-ray diffraction image of DNA that provided critical evidence for elucidating the molecule’s double-helix structure.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Photo 51 canonical | 3 |
| X-ray diffraction photograph of DNA known as Photo 51 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X-ray diffraction image
ⓘ
historical scientific artifact ⓘ scientific photograph ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Francis Crick
ⓘ
James Watson ⓘ Maurice Wilkins ⓘ Rosalind Franklin ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
discovery of DNA double helix
ⓘ
understanding of genetic material structure ⓘ |
| dateTaken | 1952 ⓘ |
| depicts | B-form DNA ⓘ |
| DNAForm | B-DNA ⓘ |
| era | early 1950s ⓘ |
| ethicalDebateAbout | use without Rosalind Franklin's explicit permission ⓘ |
| field |
biophysics
ⓘ
molecular biology ⓘ structural biology ⓘ |
| hasSubject | DNA ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Photo 51 self-link ⓘ |
| heldAt |
King’s College London Libraries & Collections
ⓘ
surface form:
King's College London Archives
|
| indicated |
10 base pairs per helical turn
ⓘ
DNA diameter about 2 nanometers ⓘ helical repeat about 3.4 nanometers ⓘ |
| influenced |
The Double Helix (scientific contribution, not the book author)
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surface form:
Watson and Crick DNA model
|
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| materialImaged | hydrated DNA fibers ⓘ |
| namedBy | Maurice Wilkins ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | number in series of X-ray photographs ⓘ |
| producedUnderSupervisionOf | Rosalind Franklin ⓘ |
| providedEvidenceFor |
DNA double helix
ⓘ
base-pair spacing in DNA ⓘ helical repeat of DNA ⓘ helical structure of DNA ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
iconic image in science history
ⓘ
key evidence in DNA structure determination ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962 for DNA structure ⓘ |
| reproducedIn | Watson and Crick 1953 DNA structure work ⓘ |
| showsFeature |
equatorial reflections indicating DNA diameter
ⓘ
meridional reflections indicating helical pitch ⓘ |
| showsPattern |
X-shaped diffraction pattern
ⓘ
layer lines characteristic of helix ⓘ |
| takenAt |
King’s College London
ⓘ
surface form:
King's College London
|
| takenBy | Raymond Gosling ⓘ |
| takenInLaboratoryOf | Maurice Wilkins ⓘ |
| techniqueUsed |
X-ray crystallography
ⓘ
X-ray crystallography ⓘ
surface form:
X-ray diffraction
|
| usedFor | determining DNA double-helix structure ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
X-ray diffraction photograph of DNA known as Photo 51