Watson and Crick are known for their discovery that DNA is

The template for rRNA synthesis

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Double stranded

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Single stranded

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Having deoxyribose only

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The correct option is B
Double stranded

Watson and Crick discovered that DNA consists of two long strands which are parallel and are joined at regular intervals. The two strands of DNA turn around each other to form a double helix.

They were awarded the Noble Prize in 1962 for this discovery.

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a. DNA Ligase	$1$ . Catalyses the covalent union of segments of an interrupted sugarphosphate strand in double-stranded DNA
b. DNA polymerase	$2$ . End nuclease that digests either single stranded or double stranded DNA
c. DNase I	$3$ . Produces single or double stranded breaks in DNA during replication to release tension brought about by the separation of double strands
d. DNA topoisomerase	$4$ . Catalyses the formation of DNA worn deoxyribonucleotides using one strand of DNA as template

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