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Which scientists are credited with the discovery of the structure of DNA?
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Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins
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- Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins
- James Watson and Francis Crick
- Linus Pauling
- Gregor Mendel
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In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick, using data from Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins, proposed the double helix model for the structure of DNA.
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