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14. The scientist(s) responsible for building the first model of the DNA double helixwasA. Watson and Crick.B. Rosalind and Franklin.C. Gregor Mendel.

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• Watson and Crick, = Two scientists that discovered that the DNA is double-stranded and has a unique structure.

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• Rosalind Franklin, = She used x-ray crystallography to produce an image of DNA.

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• Gregor Mendel ,= He is an Austrian monk that experimented on garden peas and formulated the now known "Mendelian Genetics".

ANSWER: A. = Rosalind Franklin despite producing a photo of DNA through x-ray crystallography failed to make a model for the DNA. Watson and Crick made the model out of Rosalind Franklin's images.

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