Multiple Choice
You are a science journalist writing a piece on the history of our study of DNA.Your editor would like you to summarize your current work so she can evaluate it and determine the readiness of your work for publication.Compare the following statements and determine which best conveys the facts related to your study of DNA.
A) Statement 1 - 'The study of DNA has been ongoing since the time of Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel.Those scientists used knowledge of DNA to determine the mechanisms of evolution and the principles of heredity,respectively.'
B) Statement 2 - 'The study of DNA has been ongoing since the time of Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel.Their work on evolution and the principles of evolution led Beadle and Tatum to propose a link between DNA and metabolism.'
C) Statement 3 - 'The study of DNA has been ongoing since the time of Beadle and Tatum who,based on other work being completed in the decades surrounding their work,proposed a link between DNA and metabolism.'
D) Statement 4 - 'The study of DNA has been ongoing since the time of Beadle and Tatum who,based on other work being completed in the decades surrounding their work,proposed a link between DNA and the principles of heredity.'
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