Watson & Crick's Contributions — NEET Biology
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The honours to Watson with Crick include: the John Collins Warren Prize at the Massachusetts General Hospital, in 1959; the Lasker Award, in 1960; the Research Corporation Prize, in 1962 and above all, the Nobel Prize in 1962.
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Arrange historically: 1. Chromosomal theory of inheritance (Sutton–Boveri, 1902) 2. Watson–Crick double helix (1953) 3. Rediscovery of Mendel (1900) 4. Mendel’s publication (1865) 5. Morgan’s linkage (1910–11)
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Correct answer: B — 4 → 3 → 1 → 5 → 2
Mendel (1865) → rediscovery (1900) → Sutton–Boveri (1902) → Morgan (1910–11) → Watson–Crick (1953).
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The honours to Watson with Crick include: the John Collins Warren Prize at the Massachusetts General Hospital, in 1959; the Lasker Award, in 1960; the Research Corporation Prize, in 1962 and above all, the Nobel Prize in 1962.
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Principles of Inheritance and Variation, Class 12 NCERT Biology.
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