Discovery of DNA Structure and Function: Watson and Crick

dna structure  DNA Shape The most common DNA shape illustrated by artists and scientists looks a lot like a twisting ladder Scientists call this a double Created by Rosalind Franklin using a technique called X-ray crystallography, it revealed the helical shape of the DNA molecule Watson and Crick realized that

The structure of DNA is referred to as a double helix as it resembles a twisted staircase A molecule of the DNA comprises two strands wound around each other The basic units of DNA are nucleotides These nucleotides consist of a deoxyribose sugar, phosphate and base

Explore DNA structurefunction, chromosomes, genes, and traits and how this relates to DNA Shape The most common DNA shape illustrated by artists and scientists looks a lot like a twisting ladder Scientists call this a double