Who discovered DNA?

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A James Watson and Francis Crick
B Friedrich Miescher
C Franklin Watson
D Erwin Chargaff

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Answer: B. Friedrich Miescher

DNA was first discovered by the Swiss scientist Friedrich Miescher in 1869. Watson and Crick later (1953) discovered its double-helix structure.

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