What Was One of the Pieces of Evidence Most Critical

question 15

Multiple Choice

What was one of the pieces of evidence most critical to the discovery of DNA structure?

• A)its composition of four different nucleotides
• B)its mode of replication
• C)an X-ray diffraction pattern suggesting a double helix shape
• D)the backbone containing sugar-phosphate linkages
• E)the covalent bonding between different nucleotides

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Nature Of Gain

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Bankrupt

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