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What conference did Wilkins present his initial clear X-ray images of DNA at?

  • Conference in Naples in 1951

  • Conference in London in 1950

  • Conference in Paris in 1951

  • Conference in New York in 1951

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Wilkins presented his initial clear X-ray images of DNA at the Conference in Naples in 1951. This was an important step in the discovery of the structure of DNA, as it provided evidence that DNA was a double helix. Wilkins' work was essential in the development of the double helix model of DNA, which was proposed by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953.
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