Double-helical structure of DNA was given by whom?
- AJacob and Monod
- BWatson and Crick
- CH.G. Khorana
- DNone of the above
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Correct answer: (b) Watson and Crick
Explanation
Watson and Crick described the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, aided by Rosalind Franklin's X-ray data.
They shared the 1962 Nobel Prize with Maurice Wilkins.
Distractors: Jacob and Monod explained gene regulation (operon); Khorana worked on the genetic code.