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QuizMultiple Choice

Proteins and Nucleic Acids

Question 7 • PA Human Anatomy & Physiology A 2026-2027 SMITH IC

Who discovered the monomers of nucleic acids?

Answer
A
Phoebus Levene
B
James Watson, Francis Crick, and Rosalind Franklin
C
Friedrich Miescher
D
Gerardus Johannes Mulder and Jöns Jacob Berxelius

Explanation

Phoebus Levene identified the components of nucleic acids and described nucleotides, their monomers. Friedrich Miescher first isolated DNA, while Watson, Crick, and Franklin are associated with determining its structure, so those choices do not fit the question.

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