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How many intertwined strands did Linus Pauling's incorrect 1953 DNA model propose?
Answer
Three
Pauling and Robert Corey published a triple-helix model for DNA in early 1953, months before Watson and Crick's correct double-helix model appeared.
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Linus Pauling, a Nobel laureate, proposed an entirely wrong triple-helix DNA model with phosphates inside—partly because he lacked access to Franklin's crucial X-ray data.
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- 1950s
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