By the early 1950s, many biologists realized that the key to understanding inheritance lay in the structure of
A) DNA.
B) ribosomes.
C) chromosomes.
D) protein.
E) enzymes.

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By the early 1950s, it was becoming clear that DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) was the molecule responsible for inheritance, as its structure and role in storing genetic information were being elucidated, particularly with the discovery of the double helix structure by Watson and Crick in 1953.

By the Early 1950s, Many Biologists Realized That the Key