STANDARDZoology-Molecular Basis of Inheritance

STANDARD Zoology DNA Structure MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 12

The double helical model of the DNA was proposed by Watson and Crick based on what data produced by Wilkins and Franklin

A

Hybridization

B

DNA sequencing

C

Southern blotting

D

X-ray diffraction

Correct Answer

Option D

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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