Physical Universe
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ISBN: 9780077862619
Author: KRAUSKOPF, Konrad B. (konrad Bates), Beiser, Arthur
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 13, Problem 42MC
DNA is involved in which one or more of the following attributes of every living organism?
- a. its structure
- b. how it functions
- c. its ability to transmit its characteristics to its descendants
- d. the ability of these characteristics to evolve, that is, to change in succeeding generations
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Physical Universe
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