Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid made up of nucleotides. Nucleotides are made up of a phosphate group, a sugar, and a nitrogen base. DNA is found in both prokaryote and eukaryote. A gene is the basic physical and functional element of hereditary. Genes are the small segment of DNA.

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