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Data about ratios of different bases present in DNA molecules was provided by:

Correct answer: B. Erwin Chargaff

  • A. Maurice Wilkins
  • B. Erwin Chargaff
  • C. Watson and Crick
  • D. Rosalind and Franklin

Explanation

Erwin Chargaff was an Austrian-American biochemist. He is best known for his research on the composition of DNA and the discovery of Chargaff's rules. Chargaff's rules state that in DNA, the amount of adenine is equal to thymine, and the amount of guanine is equal to cytosine. His work provided important data about the ratios of different bases present in DNA molecules. B is the correct option.

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