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Who first identified DNA?
Rosalind Franklin
Erwin Chargaff
Friedrich Miescher
James Watson
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Friedrich Miescher.
He first identified "nuclein" (now known as DNA) in 1869 by isolating it from white blood cells; Watson & Crick later proposed the double-helix structure, Franklin provided key X-ray data, and Chargaff discovered base-pairing rules.
He first identified "nuclein" (now known as DNA) in 1869 by isolating it from white blood cells; Watson & Crick later proposed the double-helix structure, Franklin provided key X-ray data, and Chargaff discovered base-pairing rules.
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