Becker's World of the Cell (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321934925
Author: Jeff Hardin, Gregory Paul Bertoni
Publisher: PEARSON
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Becker's World of the Cell (9th Edition)
Ch. 3 - What structural features of protein molecules...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.1CCCh. 3 - Like proteins, nucleotides are important...Ch. 3 - Polysaccharides are also important macromolecules...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.4CCCh. 3 - Polymers and Their Properties. For each of the six...Ch. 3 - Stability of Protein Structure. Several different...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.3PSCh. 3 - Prob. 3.4PSCh. 3 - Hair Versus Silk. The a-keratin of human hair is a...
Ch. 3 - The Permanent Wave That Isnt. The permanent wave...Ch. 3 - Features of Nucleic Acids. For each of the...Ch. 3 - Wrong Again. For each of the following false...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.9PSCh. 3 - Prob. 3.10PSCh. 3 - Telling Them Apart. For each of the following...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.12PSCh. 3 - Prob. 3.13PSCh. 3 - QUANTITATIVE Thinking About Lipids. You should be...Ch. 3 - Shortening. A popular brand of shortening has a...
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