THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN
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Question
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Who were the main scientists that were involved with the discovery of the structure of DNA?
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Linnaeus and Darwin
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Watson, Crick and Franklin
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Hooke and Van Leeuenhoek
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Edison and Bell
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -These four scientists-Crick, Franklin, Watson, and Wilkins-codiscovered the double-helix structure of DNA, which formed the basis for modern biotechnology.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -By the 1960s scientists generally embraced the double helix as the structure of DNA, and in 1962 Wilkins, Watson, and Crick received the Nobel Prize in medicine/physiology for their work.
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