Meaning of âtraitâ in the English Dictionary. See all translations. uk â /treÉªt/ us â /treÉªt/. C2 a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour: His sense of humour is one of his better traits. Arrogance is a very unattractive personality/character trait.
It appeared in April 1953 in the scientific paper where James Watson and Francis Crick presented the structure of the DNA-helix, the molecule that carries genetic information from one generation to the other.
A+E Networks. On this day in 1953, Cambridge University scientists James D. Watson and Frances H.C. Crick announce that they have determined the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule containing human genes.he discovery of DNA by James Watson and Frances Crick being a major one for the scientific community. Not only was DNA discovered on this day, but the Republican Party was founded in Wisconsin.