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Who is credited with the first discovery of nucleic acid?

Friedrich Miescher, in 1869, is credited with the first discovery of nucleic acid, which he initially named nucleic. Along with his research on nucleic acids, Miescher discovered protamine, a basic protein present in fish sperm. Miescher was one of the first scientists to propose that nucleic acids could be involved in heredity.

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