History of DNA

Which scientist wrote the novel entitled, "The Double Helix?"

• Rosalind Franklin

• James Watson

• Francis Crick

• Frederick Griffith

Which scientist has captured the famous x-ray photo of the DNA double helix and entitled it "photo 51"?

• Rosalind Franklin

• James Watson

• Oswald Avery

• Frederick Griffith

What scientist was famous for working to find a cure for pneumonia by experimenting with field mice?

• Oswald Avery

• Frederick Griffith

• James Watson

• Francis Crick

This scientist was famous for their work that determined DNA is the substance responsible for heredity (DNA = hereditary information)

• Frederick Griffith

• James Watson

• Oswald Avery

• Rosalind Franklin

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These two scientists received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1962 for their work on the DNA Double helix

• Rosalind Franklin and James Watson

• James Watson and Francis Crick

• James Watson and Oswald Avery

• Francis Crick and Alfred Hershey

The scientist that discovered the principle now known as, "bacterial transformation"

• James Watson

• Alfred Hershey

• Frederick Griffith

• Rosalind Franklin

A scientist who not only discovered the structure of DNA but also discovered the structure of viruses...

• Frederick Griffith

• Alfred Hershey

• Martha Chase

• Rosalind Franklin