The structure of DNA was discovered by: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The structure of DNA was discovered by:
A. Beadle and Tatum
B. Mendel and Morgan
C. Hershey and Chase
D. Watson and Crick
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
James Watson and Francis Crick, in 1953, proposed the double helix model of DNA based on X-ray diffraction data from Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins. Mendel discovered laws of heredity, Morgan linked genes to chromosomes, Beadle and Tatum proposed one gene-one enzyme, Hershey and Chase confirmed DNA as genetic material.

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