Campbell Biology in Focus
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr
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FOCUS ON INFORMATION
Evolution accounts for the unity and diversity of life, and the continuity of life is based on her table information in the form of DNA. In a short essay (100‒150 words), discuss how the fidelity with which DNA is inherited is related to the processes of evolution. (Review the discussion of proofreading and DNA repair in Concept 13.2)
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