Video 20: Matthew Meselson, clip 3
Matt Meselson is a Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University. His laboratory studies sexual reproduction and genetic recombination, and how and why they are maintained in evolution.
how dna replicates, matthew meselson, molecular and cellular biology, genetic recombination, laboratory studies, sexual reproduction, harvard university, watson, evolution
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