Which scientist(s)discovered the basis for the base-pair rule,which stated that the amounts of adenine in all DNA are the same,as are the amounts of cytosine and guanine?
A) Watson and Crick
B) Beadles
C) Chargaff
D) Franklin
E) Pauling

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The base-pair rule was discovered by Erwin Chargaff in 1950, who observed that the amounts of adenine were equal to the amounts of thymine, and the amounts of cytosine were equal to the amounts of guanine, which led to the development of the complementary base-pairing concept in DNA. Watson and Crick are credited with discovering the double helix structure of DNA, Franklin with her work on X-ray crystallography that provided the structural evidence for the double helix, Beadles for his study of genetics in fruit flies, and Pauling for his work on the structure of proteins.

Which Scientist(s)discovered the Basis for the Base-Pair Rule,which Stated That