Who Conducted the X-Ray Diffraction Studies of DNA

question 25

Multiple Choice

Who conducted the X-ray diffraction studies of DNA?

• A)Franklin and Wilkins
• B)Miescher and McClintock
• C)Watson and Crick
• D)Meselson and Stahl
• E)Avery and Beadle

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Definitions:

Sexes

Categories, typically male or female, within which organisms are classified on the basis of their reproductive roles and functions.

Years

Units of time equivalent to 365 or 366 days, used in measuring duration and age, among other things.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Physical features that distinguish the two sexes from each other, apart from the reproductive organs, that emerge during puberty.

Tertiary Sex Characteristics

Characteristics not directly involved in reproduction but which differentiate between the sexes, such as voice pitch or hair patterns; this term is not strictly used in scientific literature and could be considered incorrect.