Why was the discovering of the DNA structure important?

Answer 1

DNA wasn't discovered in 1953. It was discovered in, depending on exactly what you count as "discovery", either 1869 or 1878.

What happened in 1953 was that James Watson and Francis Crick (there's a good possibility that Rosalind Franklin may have done more than she got credit for, also) described the actual three-dimensional "double-helix" structure. Frankly, I wouldn't describe this as very important at all compared to, say, the growing realization from the late 1920s to the early 1950s that DNA was the carrier of the genetic code, so you should probably look through your textbook for clues as to what the author felt was "so important" about it.

DNA was discovered much earlier. in 1953 Watson & Crick proposed a double helical structure for it to explain the mechanism of replication and trascription etc.

Answer 2

so scintiest<--(i frogot to spell right) could expand the knowledge of the area and figure out how genes are passed on.

Answer 3

It was important because it allowed humans to be able to find out how genetics and traits work.

Answer 4

The discernation of Dna's structure removed eons of [archaic] Academic Clutter, and replaced this clutter with a [significantly large] multitude of new Facts.

Answer 5

so they could have a greater understanding of its molecular structure

Answer 6

because it was the discovery of life

Answer 7

it explained how DNA could copy itself.