Which other famous scientist proposed an incorrect structure of DNA?
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Linus Pauling
Robert Hooke
Answer
Linus Pauling is another famous scientist who proposed an incorrect structure of DNA. In 1951, Pauling proposed a triple-helix model of DNA. This model was later disproven by James Watson and Francis Crick, who proposed the double-helix model of DNA. Pauling's model was incorrect because it did not account for the way that DNA molecules bind to each other.
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