The first scientist(s) to suggest a mode of replication for DNA was (were)
A) Linus and Pauling.
B) Hershey and Chase.
C) Rosalind Franklin.
D) Watson and Crick.
E) Meselson and Stahl.

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Watson and Crick proposed the double helix structure of DNA in 1953, which included a mechanism of replication where the two strands of DNA separate and each act as a template for a new complementary strand to be synthesized. This theory was later supported by experimental evidence.

The First Scientist(s) to Suggest a Mode of Replication for DNA