Which of the following did Watson and Crick already know when they were trying to determine the structure of DNA? The number of _____

A) purines is always larger than the number of pyrimidines
B) pyrimidines is always larger than purines
C) cytosines is always the same as adenines
D) guanines is always the same as thymines
E) purines is always the same as pyrimidines


Answer: E

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