James Watson

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James Watson was a scientist at Cambridge university. He, along withFrancis Crick, proposed the 3-D model and double helix structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). They put forward their theory in 1953[1]. Watson-Crick base pairing is another name for complementary base pairing [2].

References:

  1. Hartl. D.L. and Ruvolo M. (2012) Genetics: analysis of genes and genomes, 8th edition, United States of America: Jones & Bartlett Learning
  2. Hartl. D.L. and Ruvolo M. (2012) Genetics: analysis of genes and genomes, 8th edition, United States of America: Jones & Bartlett Learning