alleryWho proposed the double-helix model of DNA in 1953 using X-ray diffraction data from Wilkins and Franklin?
AWatson and Crick
BAvery and MacLeod
CHershey and Chase
DMeselson and Stahl
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Watson and Crick
Watson and Crick proposed the double-helix model in 1953, building on X-ray diffraction images produced by Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin and on Chargaff's base-ratio rule.
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