The double-stranded helical structure of the DNA was proposed by

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Watson and Crick

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Watson and Crick

The double helical model of DNA was first proposed by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953. This is now the most widely accepted model for DNA. For their work, Watson and Crick received the Nobel Prize in 1962.

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