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Why is dna called the "double helix"? select one:

a. its structure was discovered by two workers, james watson and francis crick, a doubling of research effort at a building informally called the "helix" at cambridge university.
b. dna is double stranded, with the two strands both in the form of a helix entwined around each other like strands of a rope.
c. when dna interacts with rna, the two molecules form a twisted double strand.
d. it seemed like a catchy name even though it has nothing to do with the structure of dna?

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B. DNA is double stranded, with the two strands both in the form of a helix entwined around each other like the strands of a rope. 
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