Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
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ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The somatic mutations cannot be transmitted to the offspring.

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The genetic material is all the living organism is the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). The DNA sequences are unique to the organisms. The changes in the DNA sequence of an organism is referred to as a mutation.

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