STANDARD Zoology DNA Structure MCQ Question
The double helical model of the DNA was proposed by Watson and Crick based on what data produced by Wilkins and Franklin
Hybridization
DNA sequencing
Southern blotting
X-ray diffraction
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Detailed Explanation
At King's College London, Rosalind Franklin obtained images of DNA using X-ray crystallography, an idea first broached by Maurice Wilkins. Franklin's images allowed James Watson and Francis Crick to create their famous two-strand, or double-helix, model.
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