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What term describes the shape of a DNA molecule?

double helix
A. ladder
B. double base paired
C. double-handed
D. double helix

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D. Double Helix
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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

The double helix is a description of the molecular shape of a double-stranded DNA molecule. In 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson first described the molecular structure of DNA, which they called a "double helix," in the journal Nature.

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