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title: "Double-helical structure of DNA was given by whom?"  
description: "Double-helical structure of DNA was given by whom?"  
author: "Gurmeet Kaur"  
published: 2019-09-25  
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# Double-helical structure of DNA was given by whom?

Double-helical [structure](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23258/choose-your-business-structure-wisely) of [DNA](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94585/why-does-my-iphone-say-check-dna) was given by whom?

(a) Jacob and Monod

(b) Watson and Crick

(c) H.G. Khorana

(d) None of the above

## Answers

### Answer by Shrikant Mishra

## Answer -- (b) Watson and Crick

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Into the biology, The "double helix" is a term used to describe the structure of DNA. Where a DNA double helix consists of two spiral chains of deoxyribonucleic acid. The shape is similar to that of a spiral staircase. DNA is a nucleic acid composed of nitrogenous bases (adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine), a five-carbon sugar (deoxyribose), and phosphate molecules. The nucleotide bases of DNA represent the stair steps of the staircase, and the deoxyribose and phosphate molecules form the sides of the staircase.


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