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Nucleic acids are essential biomolecules present in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and viruses. They carry the genetic information for the synthesis of proteins and cellular replication. The nucleic acids are of two types: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) a…

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Chapter 2, Problem 8LTB

Proteins may function as ___________

genetic material;
cholesterol molecules;
fat reserves;
enzymes;
all of the above

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Ch. 2 - Prob. 1LTB Ch. 2 - Prob. 2LTB Ch. 2 - Add labels to the figure that follows, which...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4LTB Ch. 2 - Prob. 5LTB Ch. 2 - Which of the following terms is least like the...Ch. 2 - Different proteins are composed of different...Ch. 2 - Proteins may function as ___________ genetic...Ch. 2 - Prob. 9LTB Ch. 2 - Eukaryotic cells differ from prokaryotic cells in...

Ch. 2 - Which of the following lists the chemical bonds...Ch. 2 - Which of the following is not consistent with...Ch. 2 - Consider a virus composed of a protein coat...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2AAATB Ch. 2 - Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen are common...Ch. 2 - List some alternate explanations that should be...Ch. 2 - Do some web-based research using scientifically...Ch. 2 - Prob. 1MTC

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