AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who discovered that the two strands in DNA run in opposite directions?
A
Rosalind Franklin
B
Watson and Crick
C
Griffith
D
Hersey and Chase
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Double Helix This antiparallel structure makes DNA more stable. Watson and Crick published their findings in the journal Nature in April 1953. Watson, Crick, and Wilkins shared the Nobel Prize for this discovery in 1962.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abstract. In 1962, James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins received the Nobel prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA. Notably absent from the podium was Rosalind Franklin, whose X-ray photographs of DNA contributed directly to the discovery of the double helix.

Detailed explanation-3: -Created by Rosalind Franklin using a technique called X-ray crystallography, it revealed the helical shape of the DNA molecule. Watson and Crick realized that DNA was made up of two chains of nucleotide pairs that encode the genetic information for all living things.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962 was awarded to James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for their discovery of the molecular structure of DNA, which helped solve one of the most important of all biological riddles.

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