Rosalind Franklin Did Not Share in the Nobel Prize for the Discovery

question 81

Multiple Choice

Rosalind Franklin did not share in the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA because _____.

• A) she was a woman
• B) her contributions were minimal
• C) she was not liked by James Watson
• D) her ideas were stolen by Maurice Wilkins
• E) she died of cancer before the award was given

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