alleryWhich scientist suggested DNA might be a triple helix?
ARosalind Franklin
BLinus Pauling
CGregor Mendel
DOswald Avery
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Linus Pauling
1. Linus Pauling proposed a triple-helix structure for DNA.
2. Watson and Crick considered the idea but discarded it.
3. They understood from existing data that Pauling was wrong.
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