Watson and Crick used evidence from several studies to determine the structure of DNA. What conclusion were they able to draw from Rosalind Franklin's X-ray diffraction data, specifically?

A) DNA consists of four types of nucleotide bases: A, T, C, and G.
B) DNA nucleotides form complementary base pairs.
C) Adenine pairs with thymine and cytosine pairs with guanine when they are on opposite DNA strands.
D) DNA is a duplex, with two strands forming a double helix.
E) The DNA strands are antiparallel, and the strands are held together by hydrogen bonds.


D

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