The structure of DNA was described as a double helix by: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The structure of DNA was described as a double helix by:
A. Schrödinger and Heisenberg
B. Mendel and Morgan
C. Darwin and Wallace
D. Watson and Crick
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The double helix structure of DNA was proposed by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953, based on X-ray diffraction data produced by Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins. They proposed that DNA consists of two antiparallel polynucleotide chains coiled around a common axis, with specific base pairing (A-T, G-C) holding the strands together.

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