Watson and Crick are known for their discovery that DNA

Is a single stranded helix

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Contains deoxyribose only

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Is a double stranded helix

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Synthesizes rRNA

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The correct option is C Is a double stranded helix
According to Watson and Crick model, DNA molecule consists of two long, parallel chains which are spirally coiled around a common axis in a regular manner to form a double helix. Structure of DNA was explained by Watson and Crick as the molecule which contains heredity information for cells. Watson and Crick shared Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962.

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