The structure of DNA was discovered in 1953 by James Watson and Francis Crick. They are credited with developing the double helix model of DNA based on experimental data, including X-ray diffraction images produced by Rosalind Franklin. While Franklin's work was crucial to the discovery, Watson and Crick are the ones who proposed the final structure.
Who discovered the structure of DNA in 1953?
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James Watson and Francis Crick
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Rosalind Franklin
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Oswald Avery
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Friedrich Miescher
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