Principles of Anatomy and Physiology

16th Edition

ISBN: 9781119662792

Author: Tortora, Gerard J., DERRICKSON, Bryan H.

Publisher: WILEY

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DNA and RNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is usually called the blueprint of life. Deoxyribose is a monosaccharide that has a key function in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid. One less oxygen-containing hydroxyl group occurs in deoxyribose sugar. Nucleic acid, d…

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DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a long polymeric nucleic acid molecule discovered in the late 1930s. It is a polymer; a long chain-like molecule made up of several monomers connected in a sequence. It possesses certain characteristics that qualify it a…

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The mechanism by which deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is capable of producing an exact copy of its own is defined as DNA replication. The DNA molecules utilize a semiconservative method for replication.

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Principles of Anatomy and Physiology

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Solution Summary: The author explains the differences between RNA and DNA. DNA is used to pass genetic information from the parents to the next generation.

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