Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Michael Cummings
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Chapter 8, Problem 9QP
The basic building blocks of
- a. phosphate groups
- b.
nucleotides - c. ribose sugars
- d. amino acids
- e. purine bases
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Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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