CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
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ISBN: 9780136538820
Author: Taylor
Publisher: INTER PEAR
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Chapter 10, Problem 2TYK
Which of the following correctly ranks the structures in order of size, from largest to smallest?
a. gene-chromosome-
b. chromosome-gene-codon-nucleotide
c. nucleotide-chromosome-gene-codon
d. chromosome-nucleotide-gene-codon
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