Biology
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781260494570
Author: Raven, Peter
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 1, Problem 6U
The molecule DNA is important to biological systems because
a. it can be replicated.
b. it encodes the information for making a new individual.
c. it forms a complex, double-helical structure.
d.
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Biology
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