Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • Francis Crick: An English biochemist and molecular biologist, most famous for co-discovering the double-helical structure of the DNA molecule in 1953, alongside James D. Watson. He was also a theoretical biologist and neuroscientist.

Usage

• Proper noun:
  • Francis Crick is one of the most important figures in the history of molecular biology.
  • The groundbreaking paper by Francis Crick and James Watson was published in 1953.

Advanced Usage

• "The Crick-Watson model": Refers specifically to the double-helix model of DNA structure they proposed.
  • The Crick-Watson model revolutionized our understanding of genetics.
• "Crick's central dogma": Refers to his framework for the sequential flow of genetic information within a biological system (DNA → RNA → Protein).
  • Crick's central dogma is a fundamental principle of molecular biology.

Variants and Related Words

• Crick, Francis Harry Compton Crick (full name).
• Watson and Crick: The iconic collaborative pair, often mentioned together.
  • Watson and Crick are credited with determining DNA's structure.

Synonyms

• Co-discoverer of DNA structure.
• Molecular biologist.
• Nobel laureate (He, along with Watson and Maurice Wilkins, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962).

Related Phrases

• To unravel the structure of DNA: A phrase describing the achievement of Crick and his colleagues.
  • Francis Crick helped to unravel the structure of DNA.

Noun

1. English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)